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

Table 5

Clinical patient features with different fall types.

	Accidental (𝑁=99)	Medical (𝑁=25)	Dementia-related (𝑁=31)	Unexplained (𝑁=91)
Age (years)	80.6±0.7	82.2±1.4	85.9±1.2	82.4±0.7
Sex (males, %)	14.1	24.0	9.7	23.1
Number of falls	1.7±0.3	3.5±0.5	1.6±0.4	1.9±0.3
Number of drugs	3.8±0.2	4.1±0.5	4.6±0.4	4.3±0.2
More than 4 drugs (%)	38.3%	44.0%	51.0%	46.1%
CIRS	4.2±0.5	7.3±1.0	6.9±0.9	5.5±0.6
Lost BADL	0.8±0.2	2.1±0.4	3.7±0.4	1.4±0.2
Lost IADL	1.4±0.4	3.9±0.7	5.7±1.0	2.8±0.4
MMSE	26.1±0.9	20.6±1.8	14.0±3.6	25.0±0.1
GDS	3.8±0.4	4.5±0.9	5.0±2.3	5.3±0.4
BMI (Kg/m^2)	24.2±0.6	26.0±1.3	20.4±1.8	24.0±0.8
Blood glucose (mg/dL)	109.4±3.7	121.3±6.6	108.8±6.5	115.0±3.7
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	11.7±0.2	11.8±0.4	11.1±0.3	11.3±0.2
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.9±0.1	1.4±0.2	0.9±0.2	1.2±0.1

Data are expressed as mean ± standard error or %; 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.