Table 3 Number of days at risk and number of falls for each subject by period
No of fallsNo of days
Running in periodPacemaker turned off*Pacemaker turned on‡TotalOff–onPacemaker turned off*Pacemaker turned on†
00000182196
0000081377
00000189175
00000182189
00000182186
00000203196
00000182210
0011−1182185
0011−1186196
01011189189
0022−2144230
01120182186
02022188169
01120190168
0022−2170183
0123−1203182
02131182185
0235−1174189
23162182190
2147−3182182
393156200199
261018−4168193
351422−9161176
22473317182167
24334799168182
Means:
0.644.043.488.160.56‡177.4195.2
  • *Off, ODO mode.

  • †On, DDDR mode.

  • ‡Relative risk of falling with pacemaker turned on compared with off: 0.82 (95% CI 0.62 to 1.10).