Table 1

Age and sex specific rates of fall related injury admissions/1000 population

Age groupNo*Population at riskIncidence rateRate ratio95% CI
*Number of persons admitted with fall related injury.
†Denotes reference group.
Male
    65–74109420132.591†
    75–84200229318.723.362.66 to 4.24
    ≥85120519823.098.906.88 to 11.51
Female
    65–74245484065.061†
    75–845623442516.333.232.78 to 3.75
    ≥855181231842.058.317.15 to 9.66