Females fall more from heights but males survive less among a geriatric population: insights from an American level 1 trauma center

Table 5 predictors of mortality in patients with fall-related injury

Variable	Odd ratio	95% CI		P
Age	1.059	1.035	1.085	0.001
Fall height	0.924	0.877	0.973	0.003
Injury Severity Score	1.123	1.094	1.153	0.001
Sex (male)	2.70	1.69	4.16	0.001
Diabetes mellitus	1.253	0.769	2.041	0.366
Blood Transfusion	1.455	0.915	2.314	0.113
Glasgow Coma scale	0.814	0.772	0.858	0.001
Shock Index	3.796	1.271	11.331	0.017

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