Table 4.
Characteristics between fallers with and without injuries.
| Variables | All Fallers (n = 204) |
Fallers with Injuries (n = 89) |
Fallers without Injuries (n = 115) |
Χ2 or t Value |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female, n (%) | 157 | 68 (76) | 89 (77) | 0.03 | 0.9 |
| Age, mean (SD) (years) | 87.3 | 87.1 (6.6) | 87.4 (6.4) | −0.39 | 0.7 |
| Length of stay, median (IQR) (days) | 148 (0–776) | 169 (0–872) | 120 (0–649) | 1.26 | 0.2 |
| No. of all drugs §, median (IQR) | 5 (3–7) | 5 (3–6.5) | 4 (2–7) | 0.61 | 0.3 |
| Polypharmacy §,¶, n (%) | 105 | 52 (58) | 53 (46) | 3.07 | 0.08 |
| No. of psychotropic drugs §, median (IQR) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 0.12 | 0.8 |
| Psychotropic drugs §, n (%) | 115 | 53 (60) | 62 (54) | 0.65 | 0.4 |
| BZDRAs §, n (%) | 68 | 32 (36) | 36 (31) | 0.49 | 0.5 |
| Antipsychotic drugs §, n (%) | 59 | 25 (28) | 34 (30) | 0.05 | 0.8 |
| Antiepileptic drugs §, n (%) | 38 | 15 (17) | 23 (20) | 0.07 | 0.6 |
| Antidepressant drugs §, n (%) | 16 | 4 (4) | 12 (10) | 2.59 | 0.1 |
| Antihypertensive drugs §, n (%) | 95 | 43 (48) | 52 (45) | 0.19 | 0.7 |
| Dementia, n (%) | 181 | 82 (92) | 99 (86) | 1.89 | 0.2 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index, median (IQR) | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 0.46 | 0.6 |
| Body mass index, median (IQR) | 20.3 (18.0–22.3) | 20.2 (18.1–22.0) | 20.3 (17.8–22.5) | −0.21 | 0.8 |
| Barthel Index, median (IQR) | 65 (45–80) | 70 (50–90) | 50 (40–75) | 4.30 | <0.0001 |
| Barthel Index ≥ 60 (independent, mildly dependent), n (%) | 114 | 64 (72) | 50 (43) | 16.8 | <0.0001 |
SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; BZDRAs, benzodiazepine receptors agonists (benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepines); § Presence of prescriptions at the beginning of this study. ¶ The number of medications was five or more at the beginning of this study.