Table 1 Baseline data analysis of the risk of falls in the psychotropic medication inpatient population.

From: Psychotropic medication and in-hospital falls in older adults: a cohort-based secondary analysis with exploratory stratification among users

Indicator

Groups

No (n = 53)

Yes (n = 43)

X2/z

P

Gender

Male

213

20

1.271

0.260

Female

350

23

  

Age

 

57.0 (37, 72.0)

70.0 (52.0, 77.0)

3.099

0.002

Wheelchair

No

430

23

11.089

0.001

Yes

133

20

  

Needs help to move

No

458

25

13.303

< 0.001

Yes

105

18

  

Rehabilitation

No

539

40

3.609

0.167

Yes

6

2

  

Laxative medication

No

348

22

1.905

0.195

Yes

215

21

  

Remote carring system

No

555

42

1.753

0.487

Crip censor

5

1

  

Other crip censor

3

0

  

Cognitive dysfunction

No

519

37

1.260

0.262

Yes

44

6

  

Eyesight

No

302

26

2.683

0.548

Use glasses

220

16

  

Need help 1

26

0

  

Need help 2

13

0

  

Trance

2

0

  

Sedative medication

No

541

40

0.951

0.329

Yes

22

3

  

Hypnotic medication

No

243

18

0.028

0.868

Yes

320

25

  

Censor of bed

No

555

42

0.223

0.636

Yes

8

1

  

Rihabiritation reviesed valuable

No

539

40

0.808

0.369

Yes

23

3

  

Inhibition

No

528

41

0.171

0.679

Yes

35

2

  

Planned surgery

No

393

36

4.478

0.034

Yes

165

6

  

History of falls

No

457

26

10.991

0.001

Yes

104

17

  

ADL clothes

Normal

435

26

6.768

0.009

Need help

128

17

  

ADL wash face

Normal

435

26

6.194

0.013

Need help

128

17

  

ADL evacuation

Normal

429

27

3.856

0.050

Need help

134

16

  

MMT Right foot

Normal

486

31

6.846

0.009

Abnormal

75

12

  

MMT left foot

Normal

500

31

11.226

0.001

Abnormal

60

12

  

Admission days

 

11.0 (5.0, 22.0)

26.0 (12.0, 42.0)

4.245

< 0.001

  1. ADL, activity of daily living; MMT, manual muscle test.
  2. Significant values are in [bold].