Table 1:
All Analyzed Visits |
Visits without 180- day return for fall |
Visits with 180 day return for fall. |
|
---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 9687 | 8830 | 857 |
Mean Age (sd) | 76.0(8.4) | 75.7(8.3) | 79.3(8.9) |
Female (%) | 5863(60.5%) | 5286(59.9%) | 577(67.3%) |
White Race (%) | 8980(92.7%) | 8187(92.7%) | 793(92.5%) |
Insurance Status | |||
Medicare | 8444(87.2%) | 7705(87.3%) | 739(86.2%) |
Commercial/Worker’s Comp | 1210(12.5%) | 1095(12.4%) | 115(13.4%) |
Other/Self Pay | 26(0.3%) | 23(0.3%) | 3(0.4%) |
Mode of Arrival | |||
Family or Self | 6641(68.6%) | 6263(70.9%) | 378(44.1%) |
EMS or Police | 30(31.4%) | 2567(29.1%) | 479(55.9%) |
Fall at Index Visit | 1543(15.9%) | 1267(14.4%) | 272(31.7%) |