Table 2.
Types of serious fall injuries by intervention group. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Types of injuries | Physical activity (n=818) | Health education (n=817) | |||
| People* | Injury | People* | Injury | ||
| All serious fall injuries | 75 (9.2) | 81 | 84 (10.3) | 94 | |
| Fall related fractures: | 66 (8.1) | 71 | 76 (9.3) | 84 | |
| Facial | 3 (4.5) | 3 (4.2) | 6 (7.9) | 6 (7.1) | |
| Hand or finger | 5 (7.6) | 5 (7.0) | 8 (10.5) | 8 (9.5) | |
| Lower arm or wrist | 15 (22.7) | 15 (21.1) | 12 (15.8) | 12 (14.3) | |
| Elbow | 3 (4.5) | 3 (4.2) | 6 (7.9) | 6 (7.1) | |
| Upper arm | 6 (9.1) | 6 (8.5) | 12 (15.8) | 13 (15.5) | |
| Rib | 10 (15.2) | 10 (14.1) | 8 (10.5) | 8 (9.5) | |
| Pelvis | 2 (3.0) | 2 (2.8) | 5 (6.6) | 5 (6.0) | |
| Hip | 13 (19.7) | 13 (18.3) | 15 (19.7) | 17 (20.2) | |
| Upper or lower leg | 3 (4.5) | 3 (4.2) | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.2) | |
| Knee | 2 (3.0) | 2 (2.8) | 6 (7.9) | 6 (7.1) | |
| Ankle | 5 (7.6) | 5 (7.0) | 3 (3.9) | 3 (3.6) | |
| Foot or toe | 4 (6.1) | 4 (5.6) | 4 (5.3) | 4 (4.8) | |
| Other | 4 (6.1) | 4 (5.6) | 3 (3.9) | 3 (3.6) | |
| Fall related admissions to hospital: | 36 (4.4) | 37 | 44 (5.4) | 48 | |
| Fracture | 27 (75.0) | 27 (73.0) | 35 (79.5) | 38 (79.2) | |
| Head injury | 5 (13.9) | 5 (13.5) | 7 (15.9) | 7 (14.6) | |
| Consequence of long lie | 2 (5.6) | 2 (5.4) | 3 (6.8) | 3 (6.3) | |
| Other serious injury | 4 (11.1) | 4 (10.8) | 6 (13.6) | 6 (12.5) | |
*For all serious fall injuries, fall related fractures, and fall related admissions to hospital, the denominator includes all participants randomized to the specific intervention group.
†Denominator includes all injuries for specific injury subtype. Some participants had more than one serious fall injury event, and some events included more than one type of injury.
‡The rates per 100 person years were 3.83 for all serious fall injuries, 3.36 for fall related fractures, and 1.75 for fall related hospital admissions.
§Rates per 100 person years were 4.38 for all serious fall injuries, 3.92 for fall related fractures, and 2.24 for fall related admissions to hospital.