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Table 6 Unadjusted logistic regression for intracranial haemorrhage after an inpatient fall (N = 934)

From: Intracranial haemorrhage detected by cerebral computed tomography after falls in hospital acute medical wards

Variable

OR

95% CI

P

Anticoagulation

4.09

1.01–16.6

0.049

CKD eGFR < 30 ml/min/1.73m2

5.37

1.26–22.9

0.023

Head strike

23.1

2.83–188.6

0.003

Lost consciousness or amnesia

23.5

5.26–105.4

< 0.001

Drop in GCS > 2a

58.7

13.3–260.2

< 0.001

  1. OR Odds ratio, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, CKD Chronic kidney disease
  2. aData missing in 6.0% of falls
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