Table 4.
Comparison Between Low-Risk and No-Risk Group in Elderly Patients with Fall Injuries: Propensity Score Matched Analysis
| Propensity Score matched-cohort | |||||
| GNRI | |||||
|
92 to ≦98 n=114 |
>98 n=114 |
OR (95%CI) | p | Standardized Difference | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 38(33.3) | 38(33.3) | 1.0(0.58-1.73) | 1.000 | 0.00% |
| Age | 78.3±7.3 | 78.4±6.6 | — | 0.886 | -1.90% |
| Co-Morbidity | |||||
| CVA | 8(7.0) | 8(7.0) | 1.0(0.36-2.76) | 1.000 | 0.00% |
| HTN | 76(66.7) | 76(66.7) | 1.0(0.58-1.73) | 1.000 | 0.00% |
| CAD | 9(7.9) | 9(7.9) | 1.0(0.38-2.62) | 1.000 | 0.00% |
| CHF | 1(0.9) | 1(0.9) | 1.0(0.06-16.18) | 1.000 | 0.00% |
| DM | 40(35.1) | 40(35.1) | 1.0(0.58-1.72) | 1.000 | 0.00% |
| ESRD | 3(2.6) | 3(2.6) | 1.0(0.20-5.06) | 1.000 | 0.00% |
| GCS, median (IQR) | 15(15-15) | 15(15-15) | — | 0.578 | -7.38% |
| ISS, median (IQR) | 9(9-9) | 9(9-9) | — | 0.705 | 5.02% |
| BT | 36.6±0.7 | 36.6±005 | — | 0.682 | 5.44% |
| HR | 82.9±13.7 | 84.0±15.5 | — | 0.574 | -7.45% |
| SBP | 158.6±32.9 | 162.3±28.7 | — | 0.374 | -11.79% |
| RR | 18. 5±2.1 | 18.6±1.5 | — | 0.684 | -5.39% |
| Blood Transfusion ≥4 U |
0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | — | — | — |
| Mortality | 3(105) | 3(2.6) | 1.0(0.20-5.06) | 1.000 | — |
| Hospital stay(day) | 13.1±10.4 | 10.3±9.8 | — | 0.040 | — |
Notes: The categorical data was compared with Pearson chi-square tests; The normally distributed and non-normally distributed continuous data were analyzed by Unpaired Student’s t- and Post-Hoc Mann–Whitney U-tests, respectively. Significant values are indicated in Italic.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; CI, confidence interval; CVA, cerebral vascular accident; DM, diabetes mellitus; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; HTN, hypertension; IQR, interquartile range; ISS, injury severity score; BT, body temperature; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; RR, respiratory rate; OR, odds ratio.