Research Article

Fall-Related Emergency Department Admission: Fall Environment and Settings and Related Injury Patterns in 6357 Patients with Special Emphasis on the Elderly

Table 2

Risk analysis.

OR95% CI value

Risk of severe injury
 Age < 751.041.01–1.080.01
 Age > 750.840.73–0.970.01
 House0.9 0.8–1.10.31
 Public space1.21.1–1.40.015
 Sport1.21.1–1.40.004
 Work1.61.3–2.00.0001
 Intoxication0.70.6–1.10.07
 Others0.40.3–0.50.0001
 Medical condition0.40.3–0.50.0001
Hospitalisation rate
 Age < 750.60.56–0.640.0001
 Age > 751.671.58–1.760.0001
Risk of in-hospital mortality
 Age < 750.920.91–0.940.0001
 Age > 753.823.02–4.830.0001
Risk of recurrent fall
 Age < 750.640.6–0.70.0001
 Age > 751.21.1–1.30.0001
 Gender10.9–1.30.39