Table 1.
Self-reported and Administratively Identified Fall-related Injuries (FRI) of Older Adults (≥65) by Respondent Characteristics
| Self-reported FRI (%) (n=6,128) |
Administratively Identified FRI (%) (n=11,080) |
|
| Gender | ||
| Male (n=19,488) | 9.6 | 21.7 |
| Female (n=27,727) | 15.3 | 24.7 |
| Age category | ||
| 65-74 (n=18,956) | 9.0 | 20.5 |
| 75-84 (n=17,127) | 12.0 | 26.9 |
| ≥85 (n=7,327) | 20.2 | 35.4 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White (n=38,211) | 13.5 | 24.4 |
| African-American (n=5,596) | 9.0 | 18.2 |
| Hispanic (n=2,072) | 13.3 | 24.0 |
| Other (n=1,322) | 14.0 | 19.3 |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school (n=13,422) | 14.3 | 22.3 |
| High school (n=17,191) | 12.4 | 23.4 |
| Some college (n=8,526) | 12.9 | 24.1 |
| College and above (n=8,074) | 12.2 | 24.9 |
| Health Status | ||
| Very good/excellent (n=14,408) | 7.6 | 19.8 |
| Good (n=13,934) | 10.7 | 24.3 |
| Fair/poor (15,024) | 17.5 | 32.1 |
| Number of Chronic Conditions | ||
| 0 (n=11,151) | 13.9 | 13.4 |
| 1 to 2 (n=26,398) | 11.4 | 24.8 |
| 3 to 4 (n=9,098) | 15.8 | 31.1 |
| 5 to 6 (n=568) | 23.1 | 39.1 |
| Number of ADL limitations | ||
| 0 (n=32,761) | 8.6 | 21.8 |
| 1 to 2 (n=6,703) | 18.6 | 32.3 |
| 3 to 5 (n=3,924) | 29.6 | 45.2 |
| Number of depressive symptoms | ||
| 0 (n=16,512) | 7.9 | 20.5 |
| 1 to 2 (n=13,579) | 10.3 | 25.3 |
| 3 to 4 (n=5,158) | 16.3 | 29.2 |
| 5 to 8 (n=3,888) | 19.0 | 31.1 |
| Non-proxy cognitive impairmenta | ||
| Yes (n=5,265) | 20.8 | 34.2 |
| No (n=41,950) | 12.0 | 22.1 |
| Dual eligible status | ||
| Yes (n=4,776) | 16.7 | 31.3 |
| No (n=38,247) | 11.4 | 24.7 |
| Prior fallb | ||
| Yes (n=13,060) | 21.8 | 28.1 |
| No (n=24,919) | 8.5 | 22.0 |
Cognitive impairment measured with proxy respondent
Prior fall measured in last survey wave
Note: Data are from the 2000-2012 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Significant differences (p<0.001) were observed across respondent characteristics for both SFRIs and AFRIs. Approximately 10% of AFRIs occurred 0-2 months and 2-4 months prior, while 34% and 47% of AFRIs occurred 4 months to 1 year and 1-2 years prior to the date of survey administration. Nine percent of AFRIs involved probable inpatient FRIs, 6% were probable outpatient FRIs, and 10% were possible outpatient FRIs; the remainder, 75%, involved fall-related medical treatment.