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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses on the relationship between characteristics of inpatients upon admission and fall events during hospitalization in convalescent rehabilitation wards (n = 704)

From: Development of an assessment sheet for fall prediction in stroke inpatients in convalescent rehabilitation wards in Japan

 

Univariate Cox regression

Multivariate Cox regression

HRb

95% CI c

P

HRb

95% CIc

P

Sex

0.84

0.66–1.07

0.162

0.79

0.61–1.01

0.061

Age

1.01

0.98–1.03

0.102

1.01

0.99–1.02

0.148

History of previous falls

1.79

1.30–2.46

<0.001

1.73

1.25–2.40

0.001

Side of hemiparesis (central paralysis)

  

0.013

  

0.062

 Neither (reference group)

   

1.00

  

 Right

2.18

1.24–3.95

0.008

2.22

1.22–4.02

0.013

 Left

2.43

1.38–4.31

0.002

2.25

1.24–4.08

0.011

 Both

2.88

1.54–6.16

0.003

2.21

1.08–4.52

0.026

Clinical signs

 Consciousness disturbance

1.22

0.91–1.62

0.182

   

 Delirium

2.48

1.36–4.55

0.003

1.74

0.65–1.26

0.112

 Depression

1.21

0.83–1.76

0.334

   

 Visual impairment

1.40

1.07–1.84

0.015

1.33

0.99–1.80

0.059

 Sensory disturbance

1.34

1.04–1.74

0.027

1.10

0.83–1.47

0.509

 Ataxia

0.97

0.70–1.34

0.855

   

 Apraxia

1.48

1.04–2.11

0.030

1.32

0.89–1.95

0.168

 Aphasia

1.00

0.72–1.38

0.977

   

 Unilateral spatial neglect

1.33

1.03–1.73

0.030

0.84

0.60–1.17

0.304

 Attention disturbance

1.54

1.21–1.96

0.001

1.11

0.82–1.51

0.494

 Urinary incontinence

1.78

1.40–2.26

0.001

1.58

1.12–2.22

0.009

 Fecal incontinence

1.37

1.06–1.77

0.016

0.73

0.51–1.03

0.075

 Pain

1.28

0.99–1.66

0.062

1.13

0.86–1.48

0.392

Use of psychotropic medicines

1.37

1.07–1.76

0.011

1.31

1.02–1.69

0.032

Use of antihypertensives

1.19

0.93–1.51

0.162

   

Mode of locomotion

  

0.001

  

0.006

 Walk independently (reference group)

   

1.00

  

 Walk with cane

1.62

0.66–4.05

0.302

1.83

0.73–4.58

0.199

 Walk with walker

2.77

1.29–6.00

0.009

2.48

1.14–5.38

0.021

 In wheelchair

3.68

2.06–6.93

0.001

2.96

1.60–5.47

0.001

 On stretcher

1.37

0.43–5.53

0.627

1.03

0.29–3.75

0.960

HDS-Ra

  

<0.001

  

0.029

 27–30 (reference group)

   

1.00

  

 0–26

2.38

1.32–3.34

0.001

1.59

1.12–2.61

0.042

  1. aThe Revised Hasegawa’s Dementia Scale
  2. bHazard ratio
  3. cConfidence interval