Principal diagnosis of hospital admission rates (per 100 000) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for patients hospitalized for same level fall injuries, by sex, California residents, 1995–97
| White | Hispanic | Black | Asian/Pacific Islander | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate | CI | Rate | CI | Rate | CI | Rate | CI | |
| Note: Data are age adjusted to the National Center for Health Statistics year 2000 US standard population. | ||||||||
| Not shown on table are Native American (162), other (1054), and unknown (805). | ||||||||
| Source: California Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development, patient discharge records. | ||||||||
| Females | ||||||||
| Hip fracture | 71 | 69.2 to 72.3 | 33 | 30.8 to 36.1 | 28 | 24.3 to 31.8 | 26 | 23.4 to 29.5 |
| All other fractures | 57 | 55.6 to 58.6 | 38 | 35.6 to 40.3 | 33 | 29.6 to 37.1 | 20 | 17.2 to 22.1 |
| Superficial injury | 8 | 7.5 to 8.6 | 4 | 3.5 to 5.2 | 7 | 5.0 to 8.4 | 2 | 1.4 to 3.1 |
| Circulatory problems | 6 | 5.6 to 6.4 | 4 | 3.3 to 5.2 | 6 | 4.2 to 7.5 | 4 | 2.5 to 4.8 |
| Traumatic brain injury | 4 | 3.9 to 4.7 | 3 | 2.6 to 4.0 | 4 | 2.4 to 4.9 | 3 | 1.9 to 3.9 |
| All other | 96 | 94.0 to 97.6 | 17 | 15.4 to 18.7 | 50 | 44.9 to 54.7 | 10 | 8.2 to 11.8 |
| Males | ||||||||
| Hip fracture | 36 | 34.7 to 37.6 | 17 | 14.7 to 19.2 | 20 | 16.5 to 24.4 | 11 | 8.7 to 13.0 |
| All other fractures | 28 | 27.1 to 29.5 | 20 | 18.4 to 21.3 | 20 | 17.1 to 22.9 | 9 | 7.2 to 10.4 |
| Superficial injury | 7 | 6.0 to 7.1 | 3 | 2.7 to 4.0 | 5 | 3.8 to 6.9 | 2 | 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Circulatory problems | 6 | 5.7 to 6.9 | 4 | 3.4 to 5.6 | 5 | 3.1 to 6.8 | 3 | 1.8 to 4.1 |
| Traumatic brain injury | 6 | 5.4 to 6.5 | 5 | 4.0 to 5.6 | 5 | 3.8 to 7.0 | 4 | 2.9 to 5.3 |
| All other | 23 | 21.5 to 23.7 | 33 | 30.2 to 35.6 | 22 | 18.2 to 25.1 | 20 | 16.9 to 22.6 |