title: Study on age and education level and their relationship with fall-related injuries in Shanghai, China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study age and educational level and their relationship with fall-related injuries in Shanghai and to analyze the relevant costs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multistage cluster sampling was used for the selection of participants and standardized questionnaires were used for the information collection in 2006. Information on cases and deaths caused by fall-related injuries were obtained from 494 hospitals as well as from the mortality registry systems from 2001 till 2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 45 857 participates, 674 suffered from fall-related injuries with the largest proportion among all injuries. The fall-related mortality increased from 10.63 per 100 000 in 2001 to 14.11 per 100 000 in 2010. The under-five mortality rate was the highest among children aged 0-14 years. Mortality increased dramatically among those aged 55 or above for the female and aged 60 or older for the male. Individuals with an educational level under the primary school were more likely to suffer fall-related injuries, accounting for 72.66% of all deaths and 49.24% of nonfatal cases respectively. The annual burden of fall-related injuries equated to 25.90% of the share of GDP for the healthcare, social security and welfare industries in 2006.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fall-related injuries were inversely related to victims' educational level. Children under the age of 5, women over 55 years old and men over 60 years old with an educational level lower than the primary school are the most risky groups of populations for intervention measures.
authors: Department of Injury Prevention and Control, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control & Prevention, China. yhli@scdc.sh.cn
authors: Yan Hong
authors: YH
authors: Li
authors: Gui Xiang
authors: GX
authors: Song
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Yu
authors: De Ding
authors: de D
authors: Zhou
authors: Hong Wei
authors: HW
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Costs; Education; Fall; Injury; Mortality