All (n = 841) | 65–74 years (n = 61) | 75–84 years (n = 273) | 85+ years (n = 507) | |
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Age mean (SD) | 86.0 (7.23) | 70.8 (2.75) | 80.6 (2.48) | 90.8 (3.98) |
Females | 61.2% | 47.5% | 53.8% | 66.9% |
BMIa | ||||
mean (SD) | 23.5 (5.83) | 26.4 (7.94) | 24.7 (6.30) | 22.5 (4.94)* |
Residence: (n = 834) | ||||
Home or apartment (n) | 55.2% (464) | 80% (49) | 63.4% (173) | 47.7% (242) |
Assisted living (n) | 22.6% (190) | 4.9% (3) | 16.1% (44) | 28.2% (143) |
Institution (n) | 21.4% (180) | 14.4% (9) | 20.1% (55) | 22.9% (116) |
Survival timeb | ||||
Number of days from fall to death mean (SD) | 31.2 (44.78) | 25.9 (42.23) | 31.8 (50.84) | 31.4 (41.57) |
Comorbiditiesc | ||||
Cardiovascular (n = 806) | 87% (n = 701) | 78.6% (44) | 87.4% (228) | 87.7% (429) |
Hypertension (n = 796) | 77.4% (n = 616) | 77.4% (41) | 78% (202) | 77% (373) |
Neurological (n = 804) | 57.3% (n = 461) | 41.1%* (23) | 56.8% (147) | 59.5% (291) |
Musculoskeletal (n = 783) | 32.1% (n = 253) | 30.4% (17) | 33.5% (85) | 31.6% (151) |
Osteoporosis (n = 792) | 23.5% (n = 186) | 10.7%* (6) | 21.6% (55) | 26% (125) |
Osteoarthritis (n = 157) | 27.2% (n = 157) | 18.6%* (8) | 20.9% (37) | 31.4% (112) |
Number of prescribed medications mean (SD) | 6.23 (3.6) | 6.3 (4.27) | 6.85 (3.86)* | 5.89 (3.32)* |
Anticoagulants prescribedc (n = 745) | 56% (n=417) | 51.9% (27) | 56.8% (137) | 56% (253) |
Fall Location: (n = 596) | ||||
At homed (n) | 82.7% (493) | 55.7% (34) | 60. 4% (165) | 58% (294) |
Outside of homee (n) | 10.9% (65) | 14.8% (9) | 9.9% (27) | 5.7% (29) |
Communityf (n) | 6.4% (38) | 4.9% (3) | 5.9% (16) | 3.7% (19) |
Fall Injury: (n = 834) | ||||
Hip fracture (n) | 54.6% (456) | 35.6% (21) | 47.8% (130) | 60.5% (305)* |
Head injury (n) | 21.6% (180) | 45% (27)* | 27.5% (75) | 15.4% (78) |