From: Prescribing patterns of fall risk-increasing drugs in older adults hospitalized for heart failure
 | PR | 95% CI | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (per 10Â years) | 0.92 | (0.86, 0.99) | 0.04 |
Black | 1.11 | (0.99, 1.24) | 0.09 |
Female | 1.02 | (0.91, 1.14) | 0.74 |
Education less than high school | 0.98 | (0.86, 1.11) | 0.76 |
Income less than $20,000 | 1.04 | (0.91, 1.19) | 0.57 |
HFrEF | 1.03 | (0.91, 1.16) | 0.66 |
Hypertension | 1.41 | (1.20, 1.65) |  < 0.001 |
Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter | 1.00 | (0.88, 1.14) | 0.98 |
Mood disorder | 1.24 | (1.10, 1.38) |  < 0.001 |
Osteoarthritis | 1.08 | (0.97, 1.21) | 0.18 |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 0.73 | (0.47, 1.13) | 0.15 |
Cancer | 1.07 | (0.95, 1.21) | 0.27 |
Anticoagulation use | 0.94 | (0.83, 1.08) | 0.41 |
Functional impairment | 1.09 | (0.98, 1.21) | 0.12 |
Cognitive impairment | 1.13 | (0.96, 1.33) | 0.15 |
History of falls | 1.04 | (0.92, 1.18) | 0.49 |
Hyperpolypharmacy (at discharge) | 1.88 | (1.64, 2.14) |  < 0.001 |
Length of stay (per day) | 0.99 | (0.99, 1.01) | 0.50 |
ICU stay during hospitalization | 0.97 | (0.84, 1.12) | 0.71 |
Geriatric/palliative involvement | 0.85 | (0.43, 1.69) | 0.65 |
Discharge to Facility | 0.89 | (0.76, 1.03) | 0.13 |
Discharged Alive but unknown disposition | 1.20 | (0.97, 1.45) | 0.10 |
Teaching hospital | 0.94 | (0.83, 1.06) | 0.32 |
Small hospital (< 200 beds) | 1.05 | (0.92, 1.20) | 0.47 |