Table 1.

Injured regions of hospitalized geriatric patients who were injured by falls, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, 2003–2007, (n = 92)

Body region	Number	%	Male n = 36	Female n =56	P value
Head	9	9.8	2	7	0.47
Face	3	3.3	0	3	0.44
Neck	0	0	0	0	0.99
Chest	11	12	4	7	0.99
Abdomen	1	1.1	1	0	0.78
Spine	9	9.8	5	4	0.47
Upper extremity	11	12	5	6	0.88
Lower extremitya	56	60.9	20	35	0.65

^aOne male patient had bilateral tibia fracture

P value = Fisher’s Exact Test