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Table 4 Risk of Falls According to temporal pattern in sensory function; point estimates and 95% confidence intervals shown

From: The pace and prognosis of peripheral sensory loss in advanced age: association with gait speed and falls

 

Absolute Risk of Fall

aRelative Risk of Fall

Events (py)

Rate per py

Unadjusted

bAdjusted

Consistently intact

384 (474)

0.81

Referent

Referent

Progressing to impairment

591 (454)

1.31

1.60 (1.16 to 2.22)

1.57 (1.12 to 2.22)

Consistently impaired

181 (161)

1.12

1.39 (0.89 to 2.18)

1.48 (0.89 to 2.45)

  1. PY = patient year
  2. aEstimates obtained using negative binomial regression
  3. bAdjusted for age, sex, physical activity (PASE index), diabetes, comorbidity, Short Physical Performance Battery score