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 |
One male patient had bilateral tibia fracture
P value = Fisher’s Exact Test