Table1.
Relationship between demographic and clinical factors and death in studied patients
| Variable | Alive (%) | Death (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| <60 | 456 (95.4) | 22 (4.6) | 0.001 |
| ≥60 | 199 (88.4) | 26 (11.6) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 467 (93.4) | 33 (6.6) | 0.38 |
| Female | 109 (95.6) | 5 (4.4) | |
| Respiratory rate | |||
| Normal | 330 (85.4) | 56 (14.5) | 0.002 |
| Abnormal | 295 (92.8) | 23 (7.2) | |
| Type of accident | |||
| Motor vehicle accident | 606 (89.6) | 70 (10.4) | <0.001 |
| Fall | 50 (86.2) | 8 (13.8) | |
| Other | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | |
| Pulse rate | |||
| Normal | 173 (80.5) | 42 (19.5) | <0.001 |
| Abnormal | 451 (95.2) | 38 (7.8) | |
| Blood pressure | |||
| Normal | 394 (92.3) | 33 (7.7) | <0.001 |
| Abnormal | 257 (84.0) | 49 (16.0) | |
| Glasgow comma scale | |||
| >8 | 553 (95.2) | 28 (4.8) | <0.001 |
| ≤8 | 54 (51.9) | 50 (48.1) | |
| Pupil size | |||
| Normal | 126 (79.8) | 32 (20.5) | <0.001 |
| Abnormal | 6 (31.6) | 13 (68.4) | |
| Head and neck fracture | |||
| No | 624 (90.7) | 64 (9.3) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 33 (63.5) | 19 (36.5) | |
| Thoracic injury | |||
| No | 530 (88.5) | 69 (11.5) | 0.6 |
| Yes | 127 (90.1) | 14 (9.9) | |
| Vertebral fracture | |||
| No | 602 (88.1) | 81 (11.9) | 0.05 |
| Yes | 55 (96.5) | 2 (3.5) | |
| Abdominal injury | |||
| No | 569 (86.6) | 74 (89.2) | 0.74 |
| Yes | 88 (90.7) | 9 (9.3) | |
| Pelvic fracture | |||
| No | 609 (88.9) | 76 (11.1) | 0.71 |
| Yes | 48 (87.3) | 7 (12.7) | |
| Extremities fracture | |||
| No | 327 (85.6) | 55 (14.4) | 0.005 |
| Yes | 330 (92.2) | 28 (7.8) |