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Table 7 Characteristics and outcomes of patients following fall-related injuries by height of fall categories between 2010 and 2017 (N = 3764)

From: Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study

 

<  1 m (n = 1064, 28.3%)

1.0–2.9 m (n = 875, 23.2%)

3.0–5.9 m (n = 1152, 30.6%)

≥ 6 m (n = 673, 17.95)

P-value

Mean age ± SD (years)

37.2 ± 24.7

29.0 ± 17.3

32.8 ± 12.9

31.8 ± 11.4

0.001

Age groups

0–19 yrs.

275 (25.8)

226 (25.8)

110 (9.5)

53 (7.8)

0.001

20–59 yrs.

566 (53.2)

621 (70.9)

1002 (86.9)

584 (86.8)

 

≥ 60 yrs.

222 (20.9)

51 (5.8)

35 (3.0)

11 (1.6)

 

Males

846 (79.5)

787 (89.9)

1106 (96.0)

632 (89.6)

0.001

Location of fall

 • Workplace

156 (14.7)

411 (47.0)

853 (74.0)

502 (74.6)

0.001

 • Home

690 (64.8)

284 (32.5)

158 (13.7)

85 (12.6)

 

 • Other

218 (20.4)

180 (20.6)

141 (12.2)

86 (12.8)

 

Head injury

436 (41.0)

337 (38.5)

344 (29.9)

208 (30.9)

0.001

Chest injury

171 (16.1)

181 (20.7)

303 (26.3)

246 (36.6)

0.001

Spinal injury

137 (12.9)

215 (24.6)

462 (40.1)

299 (44.4)

0.001

Abdominal

79 (7.4)

109 (12.5)

154 (13.4)

140 (20.8)

0.001

GCS at ED

14.4 ± 2.3

14.3 ± 2.5

13.9 ± 3.0

12.5 ± 4.6

0.001

ISS

10.2 ± 7.3

10.8 ± 7.7

12.3 ± 8.7

15.0 ± 10.6

0.001

TRISS

0.98 ± 0.04

0.99 ± 0.05

0.98 ± 0.06

0.97 ± 0.08

0.001

RTS

7.66 ± 0.74

7.64 ± 0.83

7.56 ± 0.98

7.01 ± 1.9

0.001

Hospital LOS (days)

4 (IQR 2–10)

4 (IQR 2–8)

6 (IQR 3–13)

8 (IQR 3–20)

0.001

Mortality

28 (2.6)

10 (1.1)

34 (3.0)

43 (6.4)

0.001

  1. Data expressed as numbers and valid percentages in bracket, or mean ± standard deviation or median with interquartile range in bracket
  2. GCS Glasgow coma score, ED Emergency Department, ISS Injury severity score, TRISS Trauma injury severity score, RTS Revised trauma score, LOS Length of stay