Table 1.
Demographics of hospitalized trauma patients aged 13–19 years (adolescents) and 30–50 years (adults)
| Variable | Adolescent | Adult | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 1033 | N = 3470 | ||
| Age | 16.9 ± 1.9 | 40.5 ± 6.1 | |
| Gender, n(%) | 0.502 | ||
| Male | 737(71.3) | 2438(70.3) | |
| Female | 296(28.7) | 1032(29.7) | |
| Mechanism, n(%) | |||
| Drivers of MV | 2(0.2) | 96(2.8) | |
| Pillions of MV | 14(1.4) | 35(1.0) | |
| Drivers of Motorcycle | 547(53.0) | 1506(43.4) | |
| Pillions of Motorcycle | 88(8.5) | 60(1.7) | |
| Bicyclists | 67(6.5) | 89(2.6) | |
| Pedestrians | 14(1.4) | 44(1.3) | |
| Fall | 140(13.6) | 570(16.4) | |
| Unspecific | 161(15.6) | 1070(30.8) | |
| ISS | 7.8 ± 7.0 | 7.7 ± 6.7 | 0.571 |
| < 16 | 903(87.4) | 3041(87.6) | 0.850 |
| 16-24 | 89(8.6) | 318(9.2) | 0.590 |
| ≥ 25 | 41(4.0) | 111(3.2) | 0.229 |
| NISS | 8.9 ± 7.8 | 8.7 ± 7.7 | 0.460 |
| TRISS | 0.976 ± 0.099 | 0.979 ± 0.093 | 0.451 |
| Mortality, n(%) | 4(0.39) | 33(0.95) | 0.078 |