Table 2. Injuries and injury-related outcomes by age group.
Age group, years | ||||||
Outcomes |
30–44 (n=171) |
45–54 (n=216) |
55–64 (n=219) |
65+ (n=153) |
Total (N=759) |
P |
Injury in the past year | .4009 | |||||
Yes | 20.6 | 22.1 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 19.2 | |
Fall resulting in injury in past year | .4236 | |||||
Yes | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 6.7 | 10.4 | |
Among those who sustained an injury in the past year | ||||||
Mean (SD) number of injuries | 1.49 (1.20) | 2.42 (2.43) | 2.12 (2.02) | 1.96 (1.97) | 2.04 (2.01) | .2125 |
Overnight hospitalization | .3323 | |||||
Yes | 23.5 | 31.9 | 43.6 | 36.4 | 33.8 | |
Days limited in normal activities | .0340 | |||||
Less than a week | 68.6 | 41.3 | 43.6 | 65.2 | 52.5 | |
A week or more | 31.4 | 58.7 | 56.4 | 34.8 | 47.5 | |
Days limited in normal time out of bed | .0304 | |||||
Less than a week | 80.0 | 50.0 | 61.5 | 73.9 | 64.3 | |
A week or more | 20.0 | 50.0 | 38.5 | 26.1 | 35.7 | |
Days could not get out of my house and go somewhere | .0035 | |||||
Less than a week | 80.0 | 43.5 | 48.7 | 69.6 | 58.0 | |
A week or more | 20.0 | 56.5 | 51.2 | 30.4 | 42.0 |