Table 1.
Demographic data, injury origins of patients with adult SCIWORA in Tianjin, China from 2004 to 2008
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Total | F | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | 11 | 23 | 46 | 55 | 68 | 203 | ||
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 7 (63.6) | 20 (87.0) | 41 (89.1) | 50 (90.9) | 61 (89.7) | 179 (88.2) | ||
| Female | 4 (36.4) | 3 (13.0) | 5 (10.9) | 5 (9.1) | 7 (10.3) | 24 (11.8) | ||
| χ2 = 118.3, P < 0.001 | ||||||||
| Age (mean, SD) | 58.6 ± 11.6 | 59.8 ± 12.5 | 55.1 ± 12.5 | 53.6 ± 13.1 | 56.5 ± 12.8 | 55.9 ± 12.7 | 1.198 | 0.313 |
| 15–30 | 0 | 1 (4.4) | 2 (4.3) | 3 (5.5) | 1 (1.4) | 7 (3.5) | ||
| 31–45 | 1 (9.1) | 1 (4.4) | 9 (19.6) | 11 (20.0) | 12 (17.6) | 34 (16.7) | ||
| 46–60 | 6 (54.5) | 11 (47.8) | 21 (45.7) | 26 (47.3) | 32 (47.1) | 96 (47.3) | ||
| 61–75 | 3 (27.3) | 7 (30.4) | 12 (26.1) | 13 (23.6) | 18 (26.5) | 53 (26.1) | ||
| >75 | 1 (9.1) | 3 (13.0) | 2 (4.3) | 2 (3.6) | 5 (7.4) | 13 (6.4) | ||
| χ2 = 127.025, P < 0.001 | ||||||||
| Hospitalization, days | 12.4 ± 2.3 | 12.7 ± 2.1 | 12.7 ± 2.2 | 13.0 ± 2.0 | 12.5 ± 2.3 | 12.7 ± 2.1 | 0.405 | 0.805 |
| Injury origins | ||||||||
| Vehicle accident | 3 (27.3) | 6 (26.1) | 15 (32.6) | 16 (29.1) | 18 (26.4) | 58 (28.6) | ||
| Sports-related | 1 (9.1) | 3 (13.0) | 7 (15.2) | 6 (10.9) | 10 (14.7) | 27 (13.3) | ||
| Accidental fall | 6 (54.5) | 13 (56.5) | 21 (45.7) | 31 (56.4) | 35 (51.5) | 106 (52.2) | ||
| Work accident | 1 (9.1) | 1 (4.4) | 3 (6.5) | 2 (3.6) | 5 (7.4) | 12 (5.9) | ||
| χ2 = 101.9, P < 0.001 | ||||||||
Continuous data are presented as the median (range) or mean ± SD; categorical data are presented as number (%)