Table 3.
Current injury information.
| Variable | Frequency (% of total) | p-value (male vs. female) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanism of injury | Falls | n = 137 (29.0%) | M: 43 (23.1%); F: 94 (32.8%) |
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| Sports/exercise-related | n = 119 (25.2%) | M: 63 (33.9%); F: 56 (19.5%) |
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| Transportation (walking and riding) | n = 99 (20.9%) | M: 32 (17.2%); F: 67 (23.3%) |
< 0.0007** | |
| Head strikes object | n = 62 (13.1%) | M: 21 (11.3%); F: 41 (14.3%) |
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| Violence-related | n = 37 (7.8%) | M: 23 (12.4%); F: 14 (4.9%) |
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| Falling or flying object(s) | n = 19 (4.0%) | M: 4 (2.2%); F: 15 (5.2%) |
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| Post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) | n = 80 (16.9%) | M: 41 (22.0%) F: 39 (13.6%) |
0.0166* | |
| Loss of consciousness (LOC) | n = 110 (23.3%) | M: 53 (28.5%) F: 57 (19.9%) |
0.0299* | |
| Both LOC and PTA | n = 54 (11.4%) | M: 27 (14.5%) F: 27 (9.4%) |
0.0879 | |
The chi-square test for binary variables and the Mantel–Haenszel chi-square test for variables with > 3 stratification levels. Multiple comparisons controlled by false discovery rate (FDR) adjustment, raw p < 0.05 that were equal to or more extreme than FDR adjusted p-value were deemed significant.
*
p < 0.05.
**
p < 0.001.