American Diabetes Association

Table 2—

Risk for one or multiple falls by demographic and health characteristics in individuals with diabetes and a prior foot ulcer

Variable	Participants with any fall (n = 252)			Participants with multiple falls (n = 164)
Variable		Odds ratio	95% CI	Odds ratio	95% CI
≥1 comorbid condition	2.10	1.28–3.44^*	2.29	1.29–4.08^*
Insensate feet	1.39	0.89–2.20	1.87	1.1–3.2^†
Foot deformity	0.81	0.50–1.30	0.82	0.49–1.41
VA care source	1.44	0.86–2.42	1.84	1.02–3.31^†

Variable	Participants with any fall (n = 252)			Participants with multiple falls (n = 164)
Variable		Odds ratio	95% CI	Odds ratio	95% CI
≥1 comorbid condition	2.10	1.28–3.44^*	2.29	1.29–4.08^*
Insensate feet	1.39	0.89–2.20	1.87	1.1–3.2^†
Foot deformity	0.81	0.50–1.30	0.82	0.49–1.41
VA care source	1.44	0.86–2.42	1.84	1.02–3.31^†

Controlling for age, sex, diabetes duration, BMI, ever smoked, and study footwear group.

P < 0.05;

†

P < 0.01.