Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of fall injury patients in Pakistan (n = 3335)
| Variables | Intentional (n = 629) n (%) |
Unintentional falls (n = 1186) n (%) |
χ2 p-value | Total* (n = 3335) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (n = 3184) | ||||
| Male | 473 (76.3) | 898 (76.9) | 0.778 | 2166 (68.0) |
| Female | 147 (23.7) | 270 (23.1) | 1018 (32.0) | |
| Age in years (n = 3103) | ||||
| < 5 | 18 (2.9) | 46 (4.2) | 0.004 | 83 (2.7) |
| 5 - 14 | 76 (12.4) | 162 (14.6) | 343 (11.1) | |
| 15 - 24 | 174 (28.4) | 371 (33.5) | 866 (27.9) | |
| 25 - 44 | 273 (44.6) | 394 (35.5) | 1365 (44.0) | |
| 45 - 64 | 60 (9.8) | 102 (9.2) | 368 (11.9) | |
| >65 | 11 (1.8) | 34 (3.1) | 78 (2.5) | |
| Mode of arrival (n = 3055) | ||||
| Ambulance | 101 (17.1) | 81 (7.3) | <0.001 | 260 (8.5) |
| Non-ambulance mode | 491 (82.9) | 1034 (92.7) | 2795 (91.5) | |
| Type of hospital (n = 3335) | ||||
| Public hospital | 624 (99.2) | 1163 (98.1) | 0.060 | 3196 (95.8) |
| Private hospital | 5 (0.8) | 23 (1.9) | 139 (4.2) | |
* missing: 45.6% (n = 1520) for intent, 7% (n = 232) for age, 4.5% (n = 151) for gender, 8.4% (n = 280) for mode of arrival