Table 1.

Characteristics of E-Scooter and bicycle users

		E-Scooter		Bicycle		P value
		n	%	n	%
No of admissions		293		2538
Highest level of care	MTC	177	60.4	1190	46.9	<0.001
	TU	116	39.6	1348	53.1
Sex	Male	239	81.6	2195	86.5	0.022
Age	Median (IQR)	35.2 (20.65–46.85)		50.4 (35.10–60.30)		<0.001
	<16	41	14.0	219	8.6	0.003
	16–30	78	26.6	321	12.6	<0.001
	30–45	87	29.7	497	19.6	<0.001
	45–65	82	28.0	1154	45.5	<0.001
	65+	5	1.71	388	15.29	<0.001
Mode of attendance	Ambulance	184	62.8	1467	57.8	0.1
	Helicopter	20	6.8	150	5.9	0.532
	Personal vehicle	24	8.2	433	17.1	<0.001
	Other	64	21.8	488	19.2	0.285
Helmet worn		21	7.2	1194	47	< 0.001
Alcohol/drugs		75	25.6	184	7.2	< 0.001
Required Operative intervention		167	57	1301	51.26	0.063

Data presented as n, percentage unless otherwise indicated. P values indicate comparisons between E-Scooter and bicycle groups: categorical data (χ² test) and continuous data (Mann-Whitney U test).

MTC, major trauma centre; TU, trauma unit.