Table 6 Results of multinomial logistic regression analysis examining risk factors for fall injury patterns at Time 2.
Variable | Category | Bruising and/or Sprain injury | Fracture injury | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RRR | p | RRR | p | ||
Age | – | 1.02 | 0.575 | 1.11 | 0.125 |
Gender (ref. female) | Male | 0.69 | 0.150 | 0.22 | 0.038 |
Education (ref. ≥ high school) | ≤ Middle school | 0.55 | 0.012 | 1.81 | 0.391 |
Public assistant beneficiary (ref. no) | Yes | 0.83 | 0.622 | 1.46 | 0.598 |
Marital status (ref. other) | Married | 1.01 | 0.955 | 1.80 | 0.245 |
Area (ref. rural) | Urban/suburban | 0.78 | 0.307 | 0.39 | 0.073 |
Housing (ref. other) | Detached house | 1.24 | 0.487 | 1.27 | 0.741 |
Apartment | 0.76 | 0.363 | 0.64 | 0.557 | |
Drinking (ref. ≥ 2 times/week) | Not drinking | 0.57 | 0.075 | 1.36 | 0.789 |
1/year–4/month | 0.50 | 0.034 | 0.79 | 0.847 | |
Physical activity | – | 1.00 | 0.609 | 1.00 | 0.874 |
Balance (ref. ≥ 10 s) | < 3 s | 1.52 | 0.178 | 1.81 | 0.372 |
3–9.9 s | 2.77 | < 0.001 | 1.35 | 0.679 | |
Fall injury patterns at Time 1 (ref. fracture injury) | Bruising injury | 1.16 | 0.616 | 0.23 | 0.007 |
Sprain injury | 0.69 | 0.233 | 0.20 | 0.007 | |
Frailty | – | 1.17 | 0.094 | 0.58 | 0.042 |
