Table 1 Demographics of the obese and normal-weight patients with a fall injury
Variables | Obese | Normal | Odds ratio (95 %) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI ≥ 30 | 25 > BMI ≥ 18.5 | |||
n = 273 | n = 2357 | |||
Gender | ||||
Male | 114(41.8) | 1080(45.8) | 0.8(0.66–1.09) | 0.202 |
Female | 159(58.2) | 1277(54.2) | 1.2(0.92–1.52) | 0.202 |
Age | 60.6 ± 16.8 | 65.7 ± 17.1 | — | <0.001 |
Comorbidity | ||||
DM | 98(35.9) | 497(21.1) | 2.1(1.61–2.74) | <0.001 |
HTN | 153(56.0) | 995(42.2) | 1.7(1.36–2.25) | <0.001 |
CAD | 26(9.5) | 137(5.8) | 1.7(1.10–2.65) | 0.016 |
CHF | 8(2.9) | 51(2.2) | 1.4(0.64–2.91) | 0.418 |
CVA | 25(9.2) | 216(9.2) | 1.0(0.65–1.54) | 0.997 |
ESRD | 0(0.0) | 7(0.3) | — | 1.000 |
Height of fall | ||||
< 1 m | 213(78.0) | 1859(78.9) | 1.0(0.70–1.29) | 0.745 |
1–6 m | 59(21.6) | 471(20.0) | 1.1(0.81–1.50) | 0.525 |
> 6 m | 1(0.4) | 27(1.1) | 0.3(0.04–2.34) | 0.354 |
Alcohol > 50, n(%) | 4(1.5) | 51(2.2) | 0.7(0.24–1.88) | 0.445 |
GCS | 14.6 ± 1.7 | 14.4 ± 2.0 | — | 0.104 |
≤ 8 | 8(2.9) | 80(3.4) | 0.9(0.41–1.80) | 0.687 |
9–12 | 6(2.2) | 88(3.7) | 0.6(0.25–1.34) | 0.196 |
≥ 13 | 259(94.9) | 2189(92.9) | 1.4(0.81–2.49) | 0.218 |
AIS, n(%) | ||||
Head/Neck | 48(17.6) | 537(22.8) | 0.7(0.52–1.00) | 0.050 |
Face | 12(4.4) | 154(6.5) | 0.7(0.36–1.20) | 0.169 |
Thorax | 20(7.3) | 174(7.4) | 1.0(0.61–1.60) | 0.973 |
Abdomen | 16(5.9) | 131(5.6) | 1.1(0.62–1.81) | 0.837 |
Extremity | 217(79.5) | 1792(76.0) | 1.2(0.90–1.66) | 0.203 |
ISS, median(range) | 9(1–45) | 9(1–50) | — | 0.015 |
< 16 | 247(90.5) | 2027(86.0) | 1.5(1.02–2.36) | 0.041 |
16–24 | 18(6.6) | 259(11.0) | 0.6(0.35–0.94) | 0.025 |
≥ 25 | 8(2.9) | 71(3.0) | 1.0(0.46–2.04) | 0.940 |
NISS, median(range) | 9(1–66) | 9(1–75) | — | 0.070 |
TRISS | 0.960 ± 0.112 | 0.958 ± 0.085 | — | 0.645 |
Mortality, n(%) | 7(2.6) | 55(2.3) | 1.1(0.50–2.44) | 0.812 |
Height of fall | ||||
< 1 m | 4(1.5) | 44(1.9) | 0.8(0.28–2.19) | 0.639 |
1–6 m | 3(1.1) | 11(0.5) | 2.4(0.66–8.55) | 0.171 |
LOS (days) | 10.1 ± 10.3 | 8.9 ± 8.9 | — | 0.049 |
Controlled by Comorbidity & ISS | — | — | 1.01(1.01–1.03) | 0.004 |
ICU | ||||
Patients, n(%) | 33(12.1) | 375(15.9) | 0.7(0.50–1.06) | 0.099 |
< 16 | 15(5.5) | 145(6.2) | 0.9(0.51–1.53) | 0.667 |
16–24 | 11(4.0) | 167(7.1) | 0.6(0.30–1.03) | 0.057 |
≥ 25 | 7(2.6) | 63(2.7) | 1.0(0.43–2.11) | 0.916 |
LOS in ICU (days) | 8.2 ± 8.8 | 7.8 ± 9.6 | — | 0.833 |
< 16 | 6.6 ± 6.7 | 6.3 ± 8.7 | — | 0.908 |
16-24 | 7.5 ± 6.6 | 7.7 ± 10.0 | — | 0.963 |
≥ 25 | 11.9 ± 12.5 | 13.3 ± 13.4 | — | 0.782 |
AIS ≥3 sites, n(%) | 6(0.2) | 78(3.3) | 0.7(0.28–1.52) | 0.323 |
Mortality | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | — | — |
LOS (days) | 16.2 ± 10.2 | 14.8 ± 12.2 | — | 0.784 |
ICU Patients, n(%) | 3(50.0) | 36(46.2) | 1.2(0.22–6.14) | 1.000 |
LOS in ICU (days) | 11.3 ± 9.1 | 7.1 ± 6.4 | — | 0.293 |