Descriptive Outcomes in Follow-up Period (36 months) Fall/Fracture Cohort (n = 3886)
Fall/fracture characteristics
Falls
Patients with ≥1 fall, n (%) 1349 (34.7%)
Total number of falls per patient, mean ± SD [median] 3.0 ± 2.1 [2]
Proportion of falls associated with hospitalization, % 27.7%
Fractures
Patients with ≥1 fracture, n (%) 3299 (84.9%)
Total number of fractures per patient, mean ± SD [median] 8.3  ±  11.6 [4]
Fractures by location
Hip
Patients with ≥1 hip fracture, n (%) 485 (12.5%)
Total number of hip fractures per patient, mean ± SD [median] 7.0 ± 7.6 [4]
Spine
Patients with ≥1 spine fracture, n (%) 613 (15.8%)
Total number of spine fractures per patient, mean ± SD [median] 6.1 ± 7.7 [4]
Non-hip/non-spine
Patients with ≥1 non-hip/non-spine fracture, n (%) 2820 (72.6%)
Total number of non-hip/non-spine fractures per patient, mean ± SD [median] 7.7 ± 11.1 [4]
Fractures resulting in hospitalization
All fractures
Proportion of fractures associated with hospitalization, % 13.5%
Patients with ≥1 fracture associated with hospitalization, n (%) 1052 (27.1%)
Total number of fracture(s) associated with hospitalization per patient, mean ± SD [median] 3.5 ± 4.3 [2]
Hip
Proportion of hip fractures associated with hospitalization, % 35.7%
Patients with ≥1 hip fracture associated with hospitalization, n (%) 332 (8.5%)
Total number of hip fracture(s) associated with hospitalization per patient, mean ± SD [median] 3.6 ± 3.1 [3]
Spine
Proportion of spine fractures associated with hospitalization, % 20.4%
Patients with ≥1 spine fracture associated with hospitalization, n (%) 241 (6.2%)
Total number of spine fracture(s) associated with hospitalization per patient, mean ± SD [median] 3.1 ± 2.0 [2]
Non-hip/non-spine
Proportion of non-hip/non-spine fractures associated with hospitalization, % 12.2%
Patients with ≥1 non-hip/non-spine fracture associated with hospitalization, n (%) 772 (19.9%)
Total number of non-hip/non-spine fracture(s) associated with hospitalization per patient, mean ± SD [median] 3.5 ± 4.4 [3]
Drug use characteristics
Opioid
Cumulative dose (in MME) in 30 days preceding fall/fracture, mean ± SD [median] 2376.7 ± 12 863.4 [886]
Opioid molecules, ≥1 prescription in 30 days preceding fall/fracture, n (%) 2212 (56.9%)
Tramadol
IR 488 (12.6%)
ER 24 (0.6%)
Non-tramadol opioids
IR 1694 (43.6%)
ER 448 (11.5%)
Sedative-hypnotics
≥1 benzodiazepine prescription in 30 days preceding fall/fracture, n (%) 559 (14.4%)
No. of benzodiazepine prescriptions in 30 days preceding fall/fracture, mean ± SD [median] 1.1 ± 0.4 [1]
≥1 insomnia drug prescription in 30 days preceding fall/fracture, n (%) 0 (0.0%)
No. of insomnia drug prescriptions in 30 days preceding fall/fracture, mean ± SD [median]