Unexplained Falls Are Frequent in Patients with Fall-Related Injury Admitted to Orthopaedic Wards: The UFO Study (Unexplained Falls in Older Patients)

Table 1

Clinical characteristics.

	All; (𝑛=246)	65–79 years; (𝑛=79)	≥80 years; (𝑛=167)	𝑃
Age	82.0±7.0	74.2±4.3	85.7±4.7	0.0001
Sex (males, %)	17.9	21.5	16.2	0.306
Number of drugs	4.2±2.1	4.0±2.2	4.2±2.1	0.569
Use of more than 4 drugs (%)	43.5	43.0	43.7	0.612
CIRS	5.4±4.3	5.1±4.2	5.6±4.4	0.432
Lost BADL	1.6±2.1	0.5±1.3	2.0±2.2	0.0003
Lost IADL	2.5±3.2	1.5±2.5	3.1±3.3	0.001
MMSE	24.6±7.5	27.0±4.4	23.1±8.6	0.003
GDS	4.6±3.3	5.3±3.9	4.0±2.7	0.03
BMI (Kg/m^2)	24.0±4.1	26.0±5.0	23.3±3.6	0.01
Blood glucose (mg/dL)	112.9±31.1	109.0±27.0	114.5±32.6	0.280
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	11.5±1.7	12.1±1.4	11.2±1.7	0.0004
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.1±0.9	1.2±1.4	1.0±0.4	0.179

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation; CIRS: Cumulative Illness Rating Scale; BADL: basal activities of daily living; IADL: instrumental activities of daily living; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; BMI: body mass index.