Secular trends in fall-related hospitalizations in adolescents, youth and adults: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls are one of the major causes of injury globally. However, there is a lack of population-based studies on falls among adolescents, young and middle-aged adults. We therefore aimed to conduct a large-scale population study on the secular trend in incidence of fall-related hospitalization.

Methods

A population-wide electronic database, Hong Kong's Clinical Data Analysis and Reporting System (CDARS), was used in this retrospective cohort study. Patients aged≥10, hospitalized with diagnosis of accidental falls (ICD-9-CM E880-E888) from 2005-2018, were included. Outcome measures included the number, age- and sex-standardized incidence rate of fall-related hospital admissions, their length of stay (LOS) and 1-year all-cause mortality. Linear regression and average a

SUBMITTER: Tang CTL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8356129 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature