Table 3 Odds of any fall in the last 12 months for self-reported comorbid conditions the patient is currently treated for (n = 897)

Diseases of the central nervous system (e.g., epilepsy, Parkinson disease)

20 (2.8%)

20 (12.7%)

5.08 (2.66; 9.69)

4.93 (2.52; 9.64)

Heart disease (e.g., heart failure, heart arrhythmia, valvular heart disease)

47 (6.5%)

31 (19.1%)

3.41 (2.09; 5.58)

3.13 (1.85; 5.28)

Rheumatism

34 (4.7%)

22 (13.8%)

3.24 (1.84; 5.71)

3.00 (1.165; 5.45)

Osteoporosis

26 (3.6%)

16 (9.9%)

2.95 (1.54; 5.63)

2.84 (1.43; 5.63)

Chronic pain

106 (14.7%)

51 (31.3%)

2.64 (1.79; 3.90)

2.82 (1.87; 4.24)

Lipodystrophy, lipoatrophy

22 (3.1%)

16 (9.8%)

3.45 (1.77; 6.73)

2.46 (1.18; 5.13)

Severe problems with attention/memory

30 (4.1%)

17 (10.4%)

2.69 (1.45; 5.01)

2.40 (1.25; 4.60)

Polyneuropathy

87 (12.0%)

46 (27.9%)

2.84 (1.89; 4.27)

2.37 (1.54; 3.67)

Myocardial infarction

32 (4.4%)

18 (11.2%)

2.72 (1.48; 4.98)

2.32 (1.22; 4.39)

Kidney disease (e.g., kidney failure)

27 (3.7%)

11 (6.8%)

1.89 (.35; 1.91)

2.21 (1.03; 4.73)

Lung disease (e.g., asthma, COPD)

77 (10.7%)

32 (19.8%)

2.07 (1.31; 3.25)

2.12 (1.33; 3.38)

Diabetes mellitus

47 (6.5%)

22 (13.8%)

2.29 (1.34; 3.93)

1.91 (1.07; 3.41)

Disease of the gastrointestinal system (e.g., peptic ulcer disease, inflammatory bowel disease, gastritis)

81 (11.1%)

32 (19.9%)

1.98 (1.26; 3.11)

1.88 (1.17; 3.00)

Stroke

21 (2.9%)

10 (6.2%)

2.21 (1.02; 4.78)

1.77 (.78; 4.00)

Coronary artery disease

56 (7.7%)

23 (14.3%)

1.99 (1.18; 3.34)

1.76 (1.01; 3.06)

Peripheral artery occlusive disease

31 (4.3%)

12 (7.5%)

1.81 (.91; 3.60)

1.67 (.81; 3.41)

Depression

136 (18.7%)

47 (28.5%)

1.73 (1.18; 2.55)

1.62 (1.07; 2.46)

Hypertension

239 (32.8%)

68 (42.5%)

1.51 (1.07; 2.15)

1.43 (.98; 2.08)

Liver disease (e.g., liver cirrhosis)

50 (6.9%)

11 (6.7%)

.97 (.49; 1.91)

.97 (..49; 1.94)

Hepatitis c

21 (2.9%)

5 (3.1%)

1.07 (.40; 2.88)

.81 (.42; 3.11)

Hepatitis b

34 (4.8%)

1 (0.6%)

.12 (.02; 0.91)

.12 (.02; .90)

Any comorbidity (vs. none)

472 (64.5%)

138 (83.6%)

2.81 (1.81; 4.37)

2.51 (1.59; 3.97)

Comorbidity sum index^a

1.9 (2.2)

3.4 (3.1)

1.24 (1.16; 1.32)

1.22 (1.13; 1.30)