Table 1.
Socio-demographic and trauma characteristics
| Total (n=1225) | Male (n=16) | Female (n=1209) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year), median (IQR) | 35 (17) | 42.5 (22) | 35 (17) | 0.279 | |
| Education, n (%) | None | 4 (0.3) | 0 | 4 (0.3) | >0.999 |
| Primary school | 172 (14) | 4 (25) | 168 (13.9) | ||
| Middle School | 277 (22.6) | 5 (31.3) | 272 (22.5) | ||
| High school | 416 (34) | 3 (18.8) | 413 (34.2) | ||
| University | 356 (29.1) | 4 (25) | 352 (29.1) | ||
| Marital status, n (%) | Married | 914 (74.6) | 14 (87.5) | 900 (74.4) | 0.066 |
| Engaged | 137 (11.2) | 0 (0) | 137 (11.3) | ||
| Single | 174 (14.2) | 2 (12.5) | 172 (14.2) | ||
| Trauma severity, n (%) | Minor | 1046 (85.4) | 5 (31.3) | 1041 (86.1) | <0.001 |
| Major | 179 (14.6) | 11 (68.8) | 168 (13.9) | ||
| Trauma mechanism, n (%) | Blunt | 1003 (81.9) | 7 (43.8) | 996 (82.4) | 0.001 |
| Penetran | 205 (16.7) | 8 (50) | 197 (16.3) | ||
| Mixed | 17 (1.4) | 1 (6.3) | 16 (1.3) | ||
| Trauma type, n (%)* | Kicking | 608 (49.9) | 7 (43.8) | 601 (49.7) | 0.636* |
| Punching | 580 (47.3) | 0 | 580 (48) | <0.001 | |
| Slapping | 549 (44.8) | 6 (37.5) | 543 (44.9) | 0.554* | |
| Hitting with a blunt object | 457 (37.3) | 6 (37.5) | 451 (37.3) | 0.987* | |
| Pushing | 390 (31.8) | 7 (43.8) | 383 (31.7) | 0.303* | |
| Gun-shot wound | 145 (11.8) | 9 (56.3) | 136 (11.2) | <0.001 | |
| Hitting with a penetrating object | 77 (6.3) | 0 | 77 (6.4) | 0.618 | |
| Scratching | 54 (4.4) | 0 | 54 (4.5) | >0.999 | |
| Trauma localization, n (%)* | Head and neck | 940 (76.7) | 14 (87.5) | 926 (76.6) | 0.305 |
| Thorax | 282 (23) | 4 (25) | 278 (23) | 0.850 | |
| Abdomen | 214 (17.5) | 4 (25) | 213 (17.6) | 0.442 | |
| Pelvic | 4 (0.3) | 2 (12.5) | 2 (0.2) | <0.001 | |
| Upper extremity | 632 (51.6) | 11 (68.8) | 621 (51.4) | 0.167 | |
| Lower extremity | 359 (29.3) | 3 (18.8) | 356 (29.4) | 0.350 | |
| Mortality, n (%) | 158 (12.9) | 9 (56.3) | 149 (12.3) | <0.001 |
Frequency and percentage values show the ratio of the number of patients and the total number of patients.
*
Because some patients had more than one trauma, the total number of traumas was higher than the number of patients.