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Table 4 Falls and injurious falls rates (per person per year)

From: Balance Right in Multiple Sclerosis (BRiMS): a feasibility randomised controlled trial of a falls prevention programme

 

Observed

ITT

 

BRiMS

(N = 26)

Usual Care

(N = 21)

BRiMS

(N = 30)

Usual care

(N = 25)

Falls (rate per person per year)

Rate

38.1

39.1

21.9

27.0

Rate ratio (95% CI)a

0.97 (0.40 to 2.22)

0.81 (0.41 to 2.26)

Injurious falls (rate per person per year)

Rate

3.8

7.1

2.2

4.9

Rate ratio (95% CI)a

0.53 (0.40 to 2.21)

0.44 (0.41 to 2.23)

  1. aBootstrapped 95% confidence intervals (CI)