Table 3 Results of the latent class analysis and latent transition analysis of fall injury characteristics.

From: Patterns and predictors of fall injury transitions among Korean older adult fallers: a 2-year longitudinal study

Item-response probabilities

Latent class

 

Bruising injury

(n = 263, 46.5%)

Sprain injury

(n = 211, 37.3%)

Fracture injury

(n = 92, 16.2%)

Time 1

Fall experience

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

Injuries from fall: sprains

0.0304

0.2322

0.0435

Injuries from fall: bruises, lacerations

1.0000

0.0000

0.1413

Injuries from fall: fractures

0.0000

0.0000

1.0000

Injuries from fall: other

0.0000

0.0948

0.0109

Fracture site: upper extremity, wrist, hand

0.0000

0.0000

0.2391

Fracture site: pelvis, hip, femur

0.0000

0.0000

0.1739

Fracture site: lower extremity, ankle, foot

0.0000

0.0000

0.2500

Fracture site: spine

0.0000

0.0000

0.1304

Fracture site: rib, clavicle

0.0000

0.0000

0.2174

Fracture site: other

0.0000

0.0000

0.0543

Item-response probabilities

Latent class

 

No fall

(n = 346, 61.1%)

Bruising and/or sprain injury (n = 194, 34.3%)

Fracture injury (n = 26, 4.6%)

Time 2

   

Fall experience

0.0000

1.0000

1.0000

Injuries from fall: sprains

0.0000

0.0979

0.1154

Injuries from fall: bruises, lacerations

0.0000

0.5155

0.0769

Injuries from fall: fractures

0.0000

0.0000

1.0000

Injuries from fall: other

0.0000

0.0309

0.0385

Fracture site: upper extremity, wrist, hand

0.0000

0.0000

0.2692

Fracture site: pelvis, hip, femur

0.0000

0.0000

0.1154

Fracture site: lower extremity, ankle, foot

0.0000

0.0000

0.1154

Fracture site: spine

0.0000

0.0000

0.2692

Fracture site: rib, clavicle

0.0000

0.0000

0.1538

Fracture site: other

0.0000

0.0000

0.0385

Probability of transition

 
 

Time 2 latent status

Time 1 latent status

No fall

Bruising and/or sprain injury

Fracture injury

Bruising injury

0.5741

0.3916

0.0342

Sprain injury

0.6635

0.2986

0.0379

Fracture injury

0.5978

0.3043

0.0978

  1. Item response probabilities of > 0.5 are represented in bold.
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