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Patient characteristics
| Characteristics of fallers | Injured | Not injured | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 141 (48.1%) | 152 (51.9%) | p* | |
| Mean age in years (+/- Stand Dev) | 84.6 ± 8.2 | 84.8 ± 7.7 | 0.80 |
| No. of psychiatric consultations/person/year | 1.18 | 1.19 | - |
| Length of stay (± SD) in months | 32.5 ± 57.5 | 29.6 ± 48.7 | 0.63 |
| Falls/person/year | 0.60 | 0.77 | - |
| Mean no. of somatic co-morbidities (± SD) | 9.96 ± 3.15 | 9.79 ± 3.19 | 0.65 |
(*) Student's t-test
