TABLE 1.
Characteristics of patients with life-threatening injuries recorded in NHAMCS and proportion that were sport-related
| Total Number Life-Threatening Injuries | Sports related, n (weighted %) | Population-based estimates of life-threatening injuries due to sports, in thousands n (95% CI)* | |
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Age
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| 0–5 | 88 | 10 (6) | † |
| 6–12 | 91 | 44 (39) | 126 (78 – 175) |
| 13–18 | 220 | 89 (39) | 333 (225 – 442) |
| >18 | 1526 | 153 (9) | 448 (331 – 564) |
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Gender
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| Male | 1190 | 86 (11) | 655 (506 – 804) |
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| Female | 735 | 210 (16) | 271 (191 – 352) |
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Race
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| White | 1541 | 240 (14) | 744 (574 – 914) |
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| Black | 295 | 43 (14) | 138 (84 – 191) |
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| Other Race | 89 | 13 (18) | 45 (12 – 78) |
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| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 245 | 36 (11) | 79 (41 – 117) |
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Region
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| Northeast | 462 | 82 (20) | 255 (161 – 351) |
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| Midwest | 437 | 54 (11) | 177 (98 – 255) |
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| South | 624 | 90 (13) | 272 (184 – 360) |
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| West | 402 | 70 (17) | 222 (115 – 330) |
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| Body region | |||
| Head/Neck | 1832 | 296 (14) | 872 (691 – 1054) |
| Torso/Abdomen | 93 | 16 (17) | † |
*
Please note, the individuals in the NHAMCS sample are “weighted” in order to adjust for discrepancies in characteristics between the NAHMCS sample and the overall US population. Thus, proportions within the sample do not directly correlate with proportions in the derived national estimate.
†
Given the low number of observations, national estimates cannot be reliably derived.