Table 1.
Patients characteristics.
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | <75 | >75 | ||
| Demography | ||||
| Number | 6357 (100) | 1400 (22) | 4957 (78) | |
| Mean age (range) | 50.9 (16–100) | 43.6 (16–74) | 82.5 (75–100) | |
| Men/women | 3654/2702 (57.5/42.5) | 3042 (61.4)/1914 (38.6) | 612 (43.7)/788 (56.3) | 0.0001 |
| Fall Environment/setting | ||||
| Home | 2239 (35.2) | 1523 (30.7) | 716 (51.1) | 0.0001 |
| Public space | 1006 (15.8) | 925 (18.8) | 81 (5.8) | 0.0001 |
| Sport | 1160 (18.2) | 1021 (20.6) | 139 (9.9) | 0.0001 |
| Work | 445 (7.0) | 397 (8.0) | 48 (3.4) | 0.0001 |
| Intoxication | 497 (7.8) | 460 (9.2) | 37 (2.6) | 0.0001 |
| Medical condition | 877 (13.8) | 534 (10.8) | 343 (24.5) | 0.0001 |
| Others | 133 (2.1) | 97 (2.0) | 36 (2.5) | 0.0001 |
| Type of Injury | ||||
| Contusion | 1498 (26.9) | 1235 (24.9) | 263 (18.8) | 0.0001 |
| Flesh wound | 798 (14.2) | 615 (12.4) | 183 (13.1) | 0.52 |
| Distorsion | 179 (3.2) | 174 (3.5) | 5 (0.4) | 0.006 |
| Luxation | 85 (1.5) | 69 (1.4) | 16 (1.1) | 0.59 |
| Fracture | 1703 (30.5) | 1275 (25.7) | 428 (30.6) | 0.0001 |
| Mild traumatic brain injury | 1174 (21.0) | 843 (17.0) | 331 (23.6) | 0.0001 |
| Severe traumatic brain injury | 142 (2.5) | 93 (1.9) | 49 (3.5) | 0.001 |
| Multiple injury | 780 (12.3) | 653 (13.2) | 127 (8.9) | 0.0001 |
| Severe Injury | 922 (14.5) | 746 (15.0) | 176 (12.4) | 0.014 |
| Anticoagulation | 1083 (17.0) | 589 (11.8) | 494 (35.3) | 0.0001 |
| Hospitalisation | ||||
| Hospitalisation rate | 3650 (57.4) | 1557 (31.4) | 823 (58.8) | 0.0001 |
| Mean hospitalisation duration (days) | 6 (1–132) | 8 (1–132) | 10 (1–115) | 0.001 |
| In-hospital mortality | 262 (4.1) | 126 (2.5) | 136 (9.7) | 0.0001 |
| Recurrent fall | 509 (9.6) | 409 (8.3) | 200 (14.3) | 0.0001 |