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Trends in Fall-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Death Rates in Older Adults in the United States, 1980—2010
Methods: Multiple-cause mortality data were used for this analysis. We defined “fall-related TBI death” as a death for which a fall was assigned as the underlying-cause-of-death and included a mention of TBI on the death certificate.
Results: The fall-related TBI death rate (deaths per 100 000 population) in older adults aged 65-74, 75-84, and 85 years and above was 2.7, 9.2 and 21.5 for women and 8.5, 18.2 and 40.8 for men, respectively in 1980. The rate was about the same in 1992 and increased markedly to 5.9, 23.4 and 68.9 for women and 11.6, 41.2 and 112.4 for men, respectively in 2010. The annual percentage change estimated according to joinpoint regression model was 6.7% for men and 7.7% for women between 1992 through 2005, but decreased to 3.7% for men and 3.8% for women during 2005-2010. The slowdown of increasing trends was most prominent for young older adults aged 65-74years.
Conclusions: Trends in fall-related TBI death rate were stable between 1980 through 1992 and then increased markedly between 1992 and 2005. Fortunately, this increasing trend has slowed down since 2005.
Learning Areas:
Assessment of individual and community needs for health educationEpidemiology
Learning Objectives:
Analyze the trends in fall-related traumatic brain injury in older adults in the United States
Keyword(s): Mortality, Aging
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have published several peer-reviewed papers on injury epidemiology used multiple-cause mortality database.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
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