Table 1 Patient characteristics cohort (n = 155)
Age | Mean age 83 y ( range 65–102 ), SD of 6.7 y. |
|---|---|
Gender | Female 132 (85.2%) Male 23 (14.8%) |
Residential status | Home 138 (89%) Independent 57 Dependent 81 Nursing home 17 (11%) |
Location of accident | Home 137 (88.4%) Outdoors 16 (10.3%) In hospital 2 (1.3%) |
Type of mechanism | Fall from standing height 129 Fall from bed 6 Fall from lower stairs 4 Fall from a chair 2 Fall into a hole 1 Fall from ladder 2 Other or not known 11 |
Isolated pelvic fracture Other non-pelvic fractures associated | 119 36 |
Length of stay (LOS) * | Median = 21 days, IQR = 13.5–28.5 days |