Table 1.
Characteristics of the Intervention and Usual Care areas
| Population Characteristics1 | Median % (Inter-quartile Interval) | |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention area (53 zctas) | Usual care area (58 zctas) | |
| Persons aged 70 years and over | n = 95,433 | n = 109,413 |
| Female, aged 70+ | 60.7 (58.0 – 62.4) | 60.8 (58.7 – 62.5) |
| Race, aged 70+ | ||
| White | 98.0 (96.1 – 98.9) | 97.3 (88.5 – 98.5) |
| Black | 0.8 (0.3 – 1.9) | 1.6 (0.5 – 8.0) |
| Other | 1.2 (0.6 – 1.8) | 1.5 (1.0 – 3.1) |
| Hispanic or Latino, aged 70+ | 0.5 (0 – 1.4) | 0.7 (0.2 – 2.7) |
| Persons aged 65 years and over | n = 125,067 | n = 145,296 |
| Education level, aged 65+ | ||
| High school graduate or less | 66.3 (52.1 – 74.6) | 63.9 (49.3 – 72.9) |
| Some college or more | 33.7 (25.4 – 47.9) | 36.1 (27.1 – 50.7) |
| Householders, aged 65+ | n = 78,195 | n = 91,800 |
| 1999 Household income <$15,000 | 19.6 (13.9 – 25.9) | 18.6 (13.4 – 28.4) |
| 1999 Household income >$75,000 | 13.2 (10.2 –19.2) | 17.2 (10.4 – 25.1) |
| Below Poverty Level, persons aged 65+ | 5.5 (3.0 – 8.0) | 5.4 (4.0 – 8.6) |
| Living in an institution, persons aged 65+ | 4.8 (0 – 9.3) | 3.7 (0 – 8.1) |
| Non-institutionalized persons aged 65+ with physical disability, | 22.0 (19.1 – 27.0) | 22.1 (18.8 – 26.8) |
| Annualized Pre-intervention Rates of Fall-Related Healthcare Utilization per 1000 population 70+ during first pre-intervention year 2,3 (95% confidence interval) | 54.6 (48.0, 61.2) | 56.8 (50.6, 63.0) |
| Hospital and emergency department data2 | ||
| Number of hospitals (number of beds) | 7 (2303) | 7 (2505) |
| Mean number of beds/hospital | 329 | 358 |
| Total adult discharges, 2003 | 70,084 | 77,230 |
| Mean number of discharges/hospital | 10,012 | 11,033 |
| Total adult ED visits, 2000 | 351,515 | 356,847 |
| Mean number of ED visits/hospital | 50,216 | 50,978 |
1
Data from 2000 U.S. Census
2
Hospital and emergency department data and counts of fall-related healthcare utilization are from CHIME (Connecticut hospital utilization database)
3
Denominators of fall-related healthcare utilization rates are from the 2000 U.S. Census (www.census.gov)