Unexplained Falls Are Frequent in Patients with Fall-Related Injury Admitted to Orthopaedic Wards: The UFO Study (Unexplained Falls in Older Patients)

Table 6

Multivariate analysis: types of fall predictors.

	OR	95.0% CI	𝑃
(A) Independent factor: accidental fall
Age	0.66	0.45–0.98	0.05
GDS	0.63	0.45–0.89	0.01
Syncopal spells (anamnestic)	0.59	0.43–0.83	0.005
(B) Independent factor: unexplained fall
GDS	1.49	1.06–2.09	0.029
Syncopal spells (anamnestic)	1.49	1.04–2.12	0.036

GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale.