|
Variable
|
Patients with injurious falls (n = 117) [number (%)]
|
Controls (n = 320) [number (%)]
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Demographics
|
|
Mean age (SD)
|
65.09
|
63.15
|
0.2783
|
|
Male sex
|
80 (68.4)
|
166 (54.9)
|
0.0020
|
|
Average BMI (SD)
|
27.39
|
28.14
|
0.4261
|
|
Admission source
|
|
Missing
|
2 (1.7)
|
1 (0.30)
|
0.453
|
|
Home
|
80 (68.4)
|
218 (68.1)
|
|
Hospital transfer
|
33 (28.2)
|
96 (30.0)
|
|
Rehab facility
|
1 (0.85)
|
0 (0)
|
|
SNF
|
3 (2.6)
|
5 (1.6)
|
| |
117
|
320
|
|
Discharge disposition
|
|
Missing
|
0 (0)
|
1 (0.3)
|
0.119
|
|
Deceased
|
8 (6.8)
|
15 (4.7)
|
|
Home
|
58 (49.6)
|
188 (58.8)
|
|
Home Hospice
|
1 (0.9)
|
0 (0)
|
|
Hospital transfer
|
10 (8.5)
|
11 (3.4)
|
|
Rehab Facility
|
17 (14.5)
|
46 (14.4)
|
|
SNF
|
23 (19.7)
|
59 (18.4)
|
|
Length of stay
|
16.40171
|
14.92812
|
0.3113
|
- * Footnote: Three unique controls were matched to each case. Controls were matched on admission date of the case (within seven days of admission) and length of stay (length of stay ≥ pre-fall LOS of case)
