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. 2014 Dec 30;14:25. doi: 10.1186/s12873-014-0025-y

Table 3.

Pain, distress, and anticipated recovery after motor vehicle collision, by age group

Age 18–64 Age ≥65
Characteristic N = 943 N = 96
Pain severity, mean (95% CI) graphic file with name 12873_2014_25_Figa_HTML.gif 5.5 (5.3–5.7) graphic file with name 12873_2014_25_Figb_HTML.gif 5.5 (5.0–6.0)
Distress, mean (95% CI)* graphic file with name 12873_2014_25_Figc_HTML.gif 19 (19–20) graphic file with name 12873_2014_25_Figd_HTML.gif 16 (14–17)
Anticipated time for physical recovery ≥30 days, % (95% CI)† graphic file with name 12873_2014_25_Fige_HTML.gif 11 (9–13) graphic file with name 12873_2014_25_Figf_HTML.gif 41 (28–55)
Anticipated time for emotional recovery ≥ 30 days, % (95% CI) graphic file with name 12873_2014_25_Figg_HTML.gif 17 (15–20) graphic file with name 12873_2014_25_Figh_HTML.gif 45 (35–55)

*Distress measured using the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory scale.

†N = 51 for patients age ≥65. Mark on X-axis of each histogram indicates 30 days.