From: Characterization of falls in adults with established rheumatoid arthritis and associated factors
Occurrence of falls (n) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | χ2 | P | ||
Polypharmacy | Up to three medications | 20 | 9 | 5.55 | 0.018 |
Four or more | 24 | 33 | |||
History of falls | Yes | 10 | 22 | 8.087 | 0.004 |
No | 34 | 20 | |||
Gender | Female | 38 | 38 | 0.354 | 0.552 |
Male | 6 | 4 | |||
Fear of falling | Present | 31 | 31 | 0.120 | 0.729 |
Absent | 13 | 11 |