Table 1.

Demographic and injury characteristics for the included patients. RTA = road traffic accidents. CT = computer tomography. GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale. Statistically significant results are marked with bold.

Category	Subcategory	Gender						p-Value
		Male		Female		Total
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Patients		328		267		595	100
Injury mechanism	Assault	29	8.8	9	3.4	38	6.4	<0.01
	Fall height	21	6.4	31	12	52	8.7	<0.05
	Fall standing	111	34	115	43	226	38	<0.05
	Fall wheelchair	1	0.3	0	0	1	0.2	0.37
	Other	47	14	24	9.0	71	12	<0.05
	RTA	43	13	30	11	73	12	0.49
	RTA cyclist	52	16	35	13	87	15	0.35
	Sport	24	7.3	23	8.6	47	7.9	0.56
Injury location	Home	66	20	67	25	133	22	0.15
	Work	29	8.8	8	3.0	37	6.2	<0.01
	Other	18	5.5	9	3.4	27	4.5	0.22
	Horse stable	1	0.3	30	11	31	5.2	<0.001
	Public place	88	27	68	25	156	26	0.71
	Sport field	21	6.4	10	3.7	31	5.2	0.15
	Street/Traffic	86	26	67	25	153	26	0.75
	Unknown	19	5.8	8	3.0	27	4.5	0.10
CT-scan	Performed	188	57	135	51	323	54	0.10
	Abnormal	14	7.4	4	3.0	18	5.6	0.05
Admission	Yes	35	11	21	7.9	56	9.4	0.24
GCS	15	316	96	262	98	578	97	0.19
	14	8	2.4	4	1.5	2	1	0.42
	13	4	1.2	1	0.4	5	0.8	0.26