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Prevalence of fall related injuries from 1999 to 2003 (N = 3,842 falls)
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | P-value† | |
| Number of falls | 763 | 779 | 689 | 806 | 805 | |
| No injuries (%) | 64.9 | 63.4 | 68.1 | 67.7 | 68.1 | 0.169 |
| Minor injuries (%) | 32.6 | 32.7 | 26.0 | 28.9 | 28.1 | 0.015 |
| Major injuries (%) | 2.5 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 0.014 |
†Chi-square
