Risk Factors for Injurious Falls Leading to Hospitalization or Death in a Cohort of 19,500 Adults

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Falls are the most common cause of nonfatal injuries and a major cause of injury death in order to identify risk factors for injunes from falls, 19,518 persons aged 20–92 years from four regions of Finland were examined and followed up from between 1973 and 1977 to 1984 for 8 to 11 years by identifying hospital admissions or deaths due to fall injuries. During 187,405 person-years, 628 injuries from falls were documented. The risk for injuries from falls was significantly and independently of other factors associated with alcohol intake in all age and sex groups. After adjustment for all the other risk determinants, the relative risks (RR) (95% confidence intervals (Cl)) in persons with monthly ethanol intake of 100–499 g, 500–999 g, and ≥1,000 g were 1.43 (1.13–1 82), 2 32 (1.71–3.17), and 3.05 (2 05–4.55), respectively, compared with abstainers. Body mass index (kg/m2) ≥30 was associated with an increased risk among women aged Am J Epidemiol 1993; 138:384–94.

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