Table 1.
Incidence (% of total) and median age (range) in each type of cold injury
| |
Male |
Female |
All |
|---|---|---|---|
| n= | n= | n= | |
| Hypothermia all |
164(67%)* |
80(33%) |
244 |
| Mild (34.9-32°C) |
112(73%) |
42(27%) |
154 |
| Moderate (28.0-31.9°C) |
31(56%) |
24(44%) |
55 |
| Severe (<28.0°C) |
17(59%) |
12(41%) |
29 |
| Missing data |
4(67%) |
2(33%) |
6 |
| Frostbite |
82(78%)* |
23(22%) |
105 |
| Cold water drowning |
41(73%)* |
15(27%) |
56 |
|
Age median (min-max) |
|
|
|
| Hypothermia all |
57(8-94) |
72(4-97) |
60(4-97) |
| Mild (34.9-32°C) |
56(8-94) |
77(10-95) |
59(8-95) |
| Moderate (28.0-31.9°C) |
59(29-87) |
77(4-94) |
68(4-97) |
| Severe (<28.0°C) |
66(15-83) |
69(46-90) |
66(15-90) |
| Frostbite |
50(2-94) |
55(2-98) |
52(2-98) |
| Cold water drowning | 42(1-83) | 11(1-67) | 36(1-83) |
(*indicates larger proportion by Z test, p < 0.05).