Table 5.

Predictors of death and disability in 362 mildly injured patients. Values are numbers (percentages)

	Moderate disability or worse	Good recovery
Age (years):
⩽40	93 (46)	111 (54)
>40	107 (68)	51 (32)
Sex:
Men	149 (52)	137 (48)
Women	51 (67)	25 (33)
Cause of injury:
Fall	97 (60)	65 (40)
Assault	67 (55)	54 (45)
Road traffic accident	13 (36)	23 (64)
Other or missing	23 (53)	20 (47)
Pre-existing physical limitations:
No	122 (48)	134 (52)
Yes	78 (74)	28 (26)
History of brain illness:
No	90 (46)	105 (54)
Yes	110 (66)	57 (34)