Open AccessA community-based case–control study on the risk of fall among the elderly in rural Kattankulathur block, Tamil Nadu
Author(s) -
Roshni Mary Peter,
Alex Joseph,
Kamala Russel John,
M Logaraj
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_122_19
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , demography , falling (accident) , confidence interval , population , socioeconomic status , logistic regression , injury prevention , poison control , gerontology , fall prevention , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , environmental health , rural area , pathology , sociology
Approaching 100 million in number, India has the second largest population of elderly people after China. India's elderly are growing faster than the general population. By the year 2050, the number of elderly population is expected to increase to 323 million. In the geriatric population, fall is the leading cause of nonfatal injuries and hospital admissions. Falls account for 40% of all injury deaths, and the death rates are the highest among 60 years and above in all the regions of the world.