Table 2.
Mechanism of injury among TBI patients by age groups in Ontario, 2007/08 – 2009/10
| Mechanism of injury *** |
Age groups |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
65 – 74 Years |
75 – 84 Years |
85+ Years |
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| N | Col% | N | Col% | N | Col% | |
|
Total |
2,308 |
100 |
3,398 |
100 |
2,201 |
100 |
|
Fall |
1,610 |
69.8 |
2,752 |
81.0 |
1,932 |
87.8 |
| On the same level |
543 |
33.7 |
1087 |
39.5 |
782 |
40.5 |
| From one level to another |
164 |
10.2 |
97 |
3.5 |
27 |
1.4 |
| Involving furniture |
66 |
4.1 |
126 |
4.6 |
135 |
7.0 |
| Involving wheelchair/walker |
25 |
1.6 |
28 |
1.0 |
68 |
3.5 |
| On and from stairs and steps |
339 |
21.1 |
445 |
16.2 |
236 |
12.2 |
| Other and unspecified |
473 |
29.4 |
969 |
35.2 |
684 |
35.4 |
|
Motor vehicle collision |
261 |
11.3 |
219 |
6.4 |
77 |
3.5 |
|
Struck by/against |
80 |
3.5 |
68 |
2.0 |
34 |
1.5 |
|
Other |
271 |
11.7 |
258 |
7.6 |
96 |
4.4 |
| Missing | 86 | 3.7 | 101 | 3.0 | 62 | 2.8 |
Statistical Significance (chi-square): *** p < .001.
Note: This is a record level analysis and includes all records with an ABI diagnostic code, as defined in the Methods section.