Table 2 Injurious falls and injured fallers between 1997 and 2018, rate of injurious falls, incidence rate ratio (IRR) and hazard ratio (HR) adjusted for age, height and weight at baseline (95% CI)
Sedentary controls n = 84 | Recreational gymnasts n = 103 | All n = 187 | |
|---|---|---|---|
All injurious falls, n | 194 | 184 | 378 |
All injurious falls/10 years | 1.20 | 0.91 | |
All falls with fractures | 39 | 63 | |
All falls with fractures/10 years | 0.24 | 0.31 | |
Age at first injurious fall, years | 72.0 (6.4) | 72.7 (8.1) | 72.3 (7.3) |
Non-Faller, n (%) | 17 (20.2) | 35 (34.0) | 52 (27.8) |
Injured faller, n (%) | 67 (79.8) | 68 (66.0) | 135 (72.2) |
Faller (1 fall) | 23 (27.3) | 24 (23.3) | 47 (25.1) |
Faller (2 falls) | 14 (16.7) | 19 (18.4) | 33 (17.6) |
Faller (multiple falls) | 30 (35.7) | 25 (24.3) | 55 (29.4) |
Fallers with fractures, n (%) | 29 (34.5) | 38 (36.9) | 67 (35.8) |
Fallers with 1 fall resulting fracture | 24 (28.6) | 25 (24.3) | 49 (26.2) |
Fallers with 2 falls resulting fractures | 2 (2.4) | 7 (6.8) | 9 (4.8) |
Fallers with multiple falls resulting fractures | 3 (3.6) | 6 (5.8) | 9 (4.8) |
Age at first fracture, years | 76.2 (6.8) | 72.4 (7.5) | 74.1 (7.4) |
IRR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
All injurious falls | 1 | 0.71 (0.52 to 0.96)* | 0.026 |
Falls with fractures | 1 | 1.32 (0.81 to 2.17) | 0.27 |
HR (95% CI) | |||
All injured fallers | 1 | 0.73 (0.52 to 1.02) | 0.068 |
Fallers with fractures | 1 | 1.16 (0.72 to 1.89) | 0.54 |