Recording of Falls in Elderly Fallers in Northern Greece and Evaluation of Aging Health-Related Factors and Environmental Safety Associated with Falls: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Model coefficients of each medical record variable affecting the number of fall events.

Covariate	(as difference of “yes” from “no” answers)	s.e.	C.I. low	C.I. up
Psych. pills	+1.54	0.22	1.11	1.97	<0.001
Eye check-up	-0.14	0.11	-0.35	0.08	0.211
Blood test	+0.05	0.13	-0.22	0.31	0.714
Vision impair.	+0.45	0.12	0.22	0.71	<0.001
Incontinence	-0.02	0.21	-0.45	0.40	0.912
Hypertension	-0.22	0.14	-0.50	0.07	0.132
Osteoporosis	+0.14	0.12	-0.11	0.38	0.265
Pacemaker	+0.38	0.63	-0.87	1.63	0.549
Balance diff.	+0.05	0.11	-0.17	0.27	0.667
Knee-hip	+0.11	0.13	-0.15	0.36	0.402
Vertigo	+0.68	0.18	0.32	1.04	<0.001
Cardio	+0.39	0.20	-0.02	0.78	0.062
Diabetes	+0.26	0.16	-0.05	0.57	0.094