Frequencies and population-based incidence rates of emergency department visits due to falls stratified by sex and age group among adults >20 years of age: North Carolina, 2010–2014
| 20–44 years (n=319 291) | 45–64 years (n=276 146) | 65–84 years (n=266 101) | ≥85 years (n=124 486) | Total (n=986 024) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Women, n (%) | 176 788 (55.4) | 166 257 (60.2) | 181 243 (68.1) | 97 726 (76.1) | 619 014 (62.8) |
| Men, n (%) | 142 489 (44.6) | 109 873 (39.8) | 84 836 (31.9) | 29 756 (23.9) | 366 954 (37.2) |
| Missing (sex) | 14 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 56 |
| Unadjusted incidence rates per 1000 person-years (95% CI) | |||||
| Sex | |||||
| Women | 21.5 (21.4 to 21.6) | 24.9 (24.8 to 25.0) | 55.0 (54.8 to 55.3) | 178.4 (177.3 to 179.5) | 33.0 (32.9 to 33.1) |
| Men | 17.6 (17.5 to 17.7) | 17.8 (17.7 to 17.9) | 32.0 (31.8 to 32.3) | 119.0 (117.7 to 120.4) | 21.4 (21.3 to 21.4) |
| Total | 19.5 (19.5 to19.6) | 21.5 (21.4 to 21.5) | 44.8 (44.6 to 45.0) | 156.0 (155.2 to157.0) | 27.4 (27.4 to 27.5) |