Risk Factors of Falls

Before hospitalization

Variable

Total (n = 100)

0 fall (n = 64)

≥1 fall (n = 36)

P value

Age (mean ± SD)

Gender

Male

Female

Length of Hospital Stay (mean ± SD)

80 ± 8.1

52.0%

48.0%

12.40 ± 14.91

78.72 ± 7.82

57.8%

42.2%

11.72 ± 12.65

79.75 ± 8.50

41.7%

58.3%

13.58 ± 18.56

N.S

N.S

N.S

Admission Diagnosis

N.S

Respiratory pathology (p.)

33.0%

31.3%

36.1%

Urinary p.

18.0%

18.8%

16.7%

Cardiac p.

17.0%

9.9%

25%

Endocrinological p.

7.0%

8.4%

5.4%

Osteoarticular p.

7.0%

5.4%

8.4%

Tumour p.

6.0%

7.8%

2.8%

Gastric p.

5.0%

7.7%

2.8%

Infectious p.

4.0%

5.1%

2.8%

Neurological p.

2.0%

2.4%

-

Hematologic p.

Dermatological p.

Previous History

Alcoholism

Ophtalmologic changes

Stroke/VCA

Cardiac insufficiency

Parkinson’s disease

Osteodegenerative diseases

Vestibular changes

Arterial Hypertension

Chronic Medication

Polymedication (>4 drugs)

Antihypertensive

Analgesics

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Psychoactive drugs

Walking Devices

None

Walking stick

Crutch

Tripod

Wheelchair

Third-party support

Barthel Index

Independence

Light dependence

Moderete addiction

Severe addiction

Total dependency

More Scale

High risk

Low risk

Without risk

Geriatric Depression Scale

Depression

Suggested depression

No changes

Mini Mental State Exam

Cognitive deficit

No cognitive deficit

1.0%

1.0%

9.0%

67.0%

13.0%

51.0%

6.0%

57.0%

16.0%

15.0%

82.0%

79.0%

26.0%

17.0%

25.0%

58.0%

18.0%

17.0%

4.0%

2.0%

1.0%

49.0%

37.0%

9.0%

3.0%

2.0%

26.0%

64.0%

10.0%

44.0%

33.0%

23.0%

45.0%

55.0%

1.6%

1.6%

10.9%

67.2%

10.9%

51.6%

7.8%

51.6%

14.1%

14.1%

73.5%

78.1%

18.8%

15.6%

29.7%

70.3%

14.1%

14.1%

-

1.6%

-

32.8%

51.7%

3.2%

9.5%

2.8%

18.6%

68.9%

12.5%

47.3%

37.6%

15.1%

46.9%

53.1%

-

-

5.6%

66.7%

16.7%

50.0%

2.8%

66.7%

19.4%

16.7%

97.2%

80.6%

38.9%

19.4%

41.7%

36.1%

22.2%

25.0%

11.1%

2.8%

2.8%

47.1%

41.7%

11.2%

-

-

39.0%

55.4%

5.6%

38.9%

27.8%

33.3%

41.7%

58.3%

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

0.002

N.S

0.034

N.S

0.007

0.006

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S