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Table 2 Age, gender BMI, and survival differences of persons after a fatal head injury or hip fracture, Waukesha County, Wisconsin 2005-2012

From: Identifying characteristics and outcomes that are associated with fall-related fatalities: multi-year retrospective summary of fall deaths in older adults from 2005–2012

 

Head Injury

(n = 180)

Hip Fractures

(n = 456)

Age (SD)*

82.81 y (7.72)

87.23 y (6.76)

Males

57.78% (n = 104)

34.21% (n = 156)

Females

42.22% (n = 76)

65.78% (n = 300)

BMIa (SD)*

24.72 kg/m2 (4.98) (n = 159)

22.53 kg/m2 (5.64) (n = 386)

Survival time*

# Days fall to deathb

20.56 (35.1) b

35.96 (50.5)

  1. *Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05)
  2. y years
  3. aBMI = body mass index (kg/m2)
  4. btwo cases were excluded as the mean was > 4 SD from the mean