Research Article
Unexplained Falls Are Frequent in Patients with Fall-Related Injury Admitted to Orthopaedic Wards: The UFO Study (Unexplained Falls in Older Patients)
Table 4
Different fall types (suggestive diagnosis).
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() | 65–79 years () | ≥80 years
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| | Accidental (%) | 99 (40.2) | 38 (48.1) | 61 (36.5) | 0.02 | | Medical (%) | 25 (10.2) | 7 (8.9) | 18 (10.8) | 0.323 | | Dementia-related (%) | 31 (12.6) | 5 (6.3) | 26 (15.6) | 0.02 | | Unexplained (%) | 91 (37.0) | 29 (36.7) | 62 (37.1) | 0.475 |
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Data are expressed as number (percentage).
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