Table 1.
Demographic data between mechanical and nonmechanical fall patients
| Variable | Mechanical, n = 218 (%) |
Nonmechanical, n = 132 (%) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD | 80.5 (8.9) | 79.3 (8.4) | .20 |
| Sex (male), n (%) | 145 (66.5) | 80 (60.6) | .26 |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| White | 201 (92.2) | 126 (95.5) | .23 |
| Black | 6 (2.7) | 4 (3.0) | 1.00 |
| Hispanic | 4 (1.8) | 0 (0) | .30 |
| Asian | 8 (3.7) | 2 (1.5) | .24 |
| Other | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1.00 |
| Primary insurance, n (%) | .08 | ||
| Medicare | 191 (87.6) | 143 (85.6) | |
| Commercial | 14 (6.4) | 14 (10.6) | |
| Company | 7 (3.2) | 0 | |
| Welfare | 0 (0) | 1 (0.8) | |
| Self-pay | 5 (2.3) | 4 (3.0) | |
| Other | 1 (0.5) | 0 | |
| Residence, n (%) | .68 | ||
| Home with relative(s) | 77 (35.3) | 39 (29.5) | |
| Home alone | 106 (48.6) | 76 (57.6) | |
| Assisted living | 28 (12.8) | 15 (11.3) | |
| Skilled rehab facility | 4 (1.8) | 1 (0.8) | |
| Acute rehab facility | 1 (0.5) | 0 | |
| Homeless | 1 (0.5) | 0 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 (0.8) | |
| Charlson comorbidity index, mean (SD) | 6.8 (3.0) | 6.6 (2.9) | .49 |
| ED length of stay, median (IQR), h | 5 (3–7) | 6 (4–8) | .01 |
| Hospital length of stay, median (IQR), d | 3 (1–5) | 2 (1–4) | .12 |