aForty four of the 809 older adults were missing data and therefore excluded from the analysis; bEstimated from Group-Based Trajectory Modeling (GBTM) [18]. cGlobal test: χ2 or Fisher's exact test for
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the trends of fall-related hospitalization, mortality, and lethality among older adults in Brazil and regions. METHODS This is a descriptive study based on data from t