Table 1 Baseline characteristics for inpatient fall (+ Fall) and no fall (− Fall) groups
Baseline demographics | − Fall |  + Fall | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 66.7 ± 9.4 | 69.3 ± 9.4 | 0.077 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 32.8 ± 6.6 | 33.1 ± 6.1 | 0.805 |
Sex | 0.084 | ||
 Male | 2003 (31.1%) | 7 (17.9%) |  |
 Female | 4430 (68.9%) | 32 (82.1%) |  |
Race | 0.484 | ||
 White | 3391 (53.5%) | 22 (56.4%) |  |
 Black | 1303 (20.5%) | 9 (23.1%) |  |
 Asian | 283 (4.5%) | 3 (7.7%) |  |
 Other | 1365 (21.5%) | 5 (12.8%) |  |
Smoking status | 0.523 | ||
 Never | 3779 (59.2%) | 23 (59%) |  |
 Former | 2217 (34.7%) | 12 (30.8%) |  |
 Current | 387 (6.1%) | 4 (10.3%) |  |
ASA class | 0.534 | ||
 I | 165 (2.6%) | 0 (0.0%) |  |
 II | 3732 (58%) | 21 (53.8%) |  |
 III | 2467 (38.3%) | 17 (43.6%) |  |
 IV | 69 (1.1%) | 1 (2.6%) |  |
Comorbidities | Â | ||
 Diabetes + chronic complications | 177 (2.8%) | 1 (2.6%) | 0.943 |
 Cardiovascular disease | 697 (10.8%) | 5 (12.8%) | 0.691 |
 Cerebrovascular disease | 539 (8.4%) | 5 (12.8%) | 0.319 |
 Dementia | 28 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.680 |
 Hemiplegia | 11 (0.2%) | 1 (2.6%) | < 0.001 |