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Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2014 Jun 2;191(2):262–267. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.05.072

Table 5.

Spine injuries, by age group.

Location	Age group, y	n (%)	OR (95% CI)
Generalized spine injuries	18–45	18 (22.0)	1.0
	46–65	44 (25.0)	1.2 (0.6–2.2)
	≥66	26 (31.7)	1.7 (0.8–3.3)
Cervical spine fractures	18–45	0	0 (0–∞)^*
	46–65	6 (3.4)	0.5 (0.2–1.8)^*
	≥66	5 (6.1)	1.0
Thoracic spine fractures	18–45	12 (14.6)	1.0
	46–65	29 (16.5)	1.2 (0.6–2.4)
	≥66	14 (17.1)	1.2 (0.5–2.8)
Lumbar spine fractures	18–45	9 (11.0)	1.0
	46–65	20 (11.4)	1.0 (0.5–2.4)
	≥66	14 (17.1)	1.7 (0.7–4.1)

ORs indicated use ≥66 group as reference.