Table 2.
Injured Anatomic Region By Age and Helmet Use
Anatomic Region | <40 Year | 40+ | Global p | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Helmet Use | P | Helmet Use | p | ||||
Yes (n=562) % | No (n=142) % | Yes (n=336) % | No (n=40) % | ||||
Head | 24 | 38 | 0.004 | 31 | 22 | 0.27 | 0.010 |
Face/Neck | 17 | 36 | 0.001 | 28 | 18 | 0.17 | 0.001 |
Thorax | 23 | 24 | 0.87 | 30 | 32 | 0.69 | 0.799 |
Spine | 15 | 15 | 0.95 | 12 | 12 | 0.86 | 0.905 |
Abdomen | 21 | 13 | 0.05 | 19 | 15 | 0.53 | 0.663 |
Upper Ext | 55 | 40 | 0.002 | 49 | 45 | 0.62 | 0.260 |
Lower Ext | 59 | 56 | 0.50 | 56 | 48 | 0.33 | 0.603 |