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Table 3 comparison between females and males aged > 60 years old

From: Females fall more from heights but males survive less among a geriatric population: insights from an American level 1 trauma center

Variable

Females

Males

P

Person aged > 80 years

4.8%

7.2%

0.37

NISS score

13.5 ± 10

16.7 ± 12.6

0.001

ISS category

 16–24

16%

20%

0.001for all

 > 24

6%

13%

GCS category

 8–12

2.6%

4.5%

0.002 for all

 < 8

4.7%

8.4%

Max AIS head > 2

67%

73%

0.09

Alcohol consumption (% of persons)

4.2%

6.2%

0.02

Smoking

4%

8.7%

0.001

Diabetes mellitus

22.8%

26.4%

0.05

Rib fractures

13%

21%

0.001

Fall heights median (IQR)

< 1(< 1–3)

3(< 1–6)

0.02

Mortality

5.2%

12.4%

0.001

  1. IQR = interquartile range