Table 2.
Characteristics of community dwelling older adults who sought emergency department care for a fall by season and indoor/outdoor location – National Electronic Injury Surveillance System – All Injury Program, 2015.
| Characteristic | Total | Spring (March-May) |
Summer (June-August) |
Autumn (September-November) |
Winter (December-February) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | |
| Fall Injury Occurred Indoors | |||||||||
| Total | 14,131 | 24.4 | (23.6, 25.3) | 25.4 | (24.5, 26.3) | 24.6 | (23.7, 25.5) | 25.6 | (24.7, 26.5) |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 4392 | 23.8 | (22.2, 25.4) | 25.5 | (23.8, 27.1) | 24.1 | (22.5, 25.7) | 26.7 | (25.0, 28.3) |
| Female | 9739 | 24.7 | (23.7, 25.8) | 25.3 | (24.2, 26.4) | 24.8 | (23.7, 25.9) | 25.1 | (24.0, 26.2) |
| Age group | |||||||||
| 65–74 | 4334 | 25.0 | (23.4, 26.6) | 25.7 | (24.1, 27.3) | 24.5 | (22.9, 26.2) | 24.8 | (23.1, 26.4) |
| 75–84 | 4880 | 25.3 | (23.8, 26.8) | 24.6 | (23.1, 26.1) | 24.3 | (22.8, 25.8) | 25.8 | (24.2, 27.3) |
| 85+ | 4917 | 23.0 | (21.6, 24.5) | 25.9 | (24.3, 27.4) | 24.9 | (23.3, 26.4) | 26.2 | (24.6, 27.8) |
| Fall Injury Occurred Outdoors | |||||||||
| Total | 6485 | 25.8 | (24.5, 27.1) | 22.2 | (20.9, 23.4) | 22.2 | (20.9, 23.5) | 29.8 | (28.4, 31.2) |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 2794 | 26.4 | (24.3, 28.4) | 20.7 | (18.8, 22.6) | 21.5 | (19.6, 23.4) | 31.4 | (29.2, 33.6) |
| Female | 3691 | 25.4 | (23.6, 27.1) | 23.2 | (21.5, 24.9) | 22.7 | (21.0, 24.4) | 28.7 | (26.9, 30.5) |
| Age group | |||||||||
| 65–74 | 3001 | 26.1 | (24.1, 28.1) | 21.7 | (19.9, 23.6) | 20.8 | (18.9, 22.6) | 31.4 | (29.3, 33.5) |
| 75–84 | 2253 | 26.1 | (23.8, 28.3) | 22.4 | (20.3, 24.6) | 22.5 | (20.3, 24.6) | 29.0 | (26.7, 31.3) |
| 85+ | 1231 | 24.5 | (21.6, 27.5) | 22.7 | (19.8, 25.6) | 25.2 | (22.1, 28.2) | 27.6 | (24.5, 30.7) |
n - Unweighted sample size.
% - Weighted percent.
95%CI - 95% Confidence interval.