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. 2014 Jun 18;7(3):486–490. doi: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2014.03.18

Table 1. Patient demographics and open globe injury-related circumstances.

Variables n=222 (%)
Gender
 M 175 (78.8)
 F 47 (21.2)
Ethnicity
 Malay 207 (93.2)
 Chinese 9 (4.1)
 Indian 2 (0.9)
 Others 4 (1.8)
Site of injury
 Home 115 (51.8)
 Workplace 52 (23.4)
 Street 41 (18.5)
 School 6 (2.7)
 Others 2 (0.9)
 Not documented 6 (2.7)
Causes of injury
 Domestic-related 83 (37.4)
 Occupational injury 52 (23.4)
 Motor vehicle accident 39 (17.6)
 Animal/agriculture-related 28 (12.6)
 Others 20 (9.0)
Mechanism of injury
 Sharp 183 (82.4)
 Intraocular foreign body 20 (9.0)
 Blunt 14 (6.3)
 Blast 5 (2.3)
Objects causing injury
 Metal 61 (27.5)
 Glass 35 (15.8)
 Sticks 23 (10.4)
 Tools 18 (8.1)
 Animal 18 (8.1)
 Stone 10 (4.5)
 Explosives 8 (3.6)
 Wire 5 (2.2)
 Toys 1 (0.4)
 Others 29 (13.1)
 Unknown 14 (6.3)