Objective To analyze the risk factors of elderly falls in community and to supply the scientific strategies for prevention of the elderly falls so that government and relevant departments can take as reference.
Methods Retrospective in vestigation on elderly falls was completed in 1 967 people aged over 60 years, whom were selected by probability proportional sampling (PPS)method based on the unit of sample group in community. Logistic regression was applied to analyze the risk factors on the base of one-variable analysis.
Results Among the 1 967 elderly people aged over 60 years, the incidence rate of falls was 2.54%, in which the incidence rate of males was 1.68% and of females was 3.35%. The one-variable analysis showed age, sex, visual condition, disable, gait and others have statistical significance with falls (P < 0.05).As a result, the logistic regression in dicated female, aged over 75 years, illiterate, spouseless, poor sleep, poor vision, suffering from two or more kinds of chronic diseases, the environment risk and abnormal gait were main risk factors of the elderly falls (OR > 1, P < 0.05).
Conclusion For elderly falls is affected by a variety of factors, prevention is important.
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