Table 1.
Characteristics of 1189 bicycle-related injuries in Olmsted County, MN, 2002–2011
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| 5 to 9 | 488 (41.0) |
| 10 to 14 | 535 (45.0) |
| 15 to 18 | 166 (14.0) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 367 (30.9) |
| Male | 822 (69.1) |
| Circumstances | |
| Single bicycle | 1026 (86.3) |
| Bicycle vs. car | 91 (7.6) |
| Bicycle vs. pedestrian | 34 (2.9) |
| Bicycle vs. bicycle | 9 (0.8) |
| Other | 29 (2.4) |
| Location of injuriesa | |
| Extremity | 895 (75.3) |
| Head | 500 (42.0) |
| Brain | 97 (8.2) |
| Abdomen | 50 (4.2) |
| Chest | 41 (3.4) |
| Neck | 14 (1.2) |
| Month of year | |
| January | 2 (0.2) |
| February | 4 (0.3) |
| March | 28 (2.3) |
| April | 102 (8.6) |
| May | 162 (13.6) |
| June | 202 (17.0) |
| July | 208 (17.5) |
| August | 221 (18.6) |
| September | 165 (13.9) |
| October | 73 (6.1) |
| November | 19 (1.6) |
| December | 3 (0.3) |
| Day of week | |
| Sunday | 182 (15.3) |
| Monday | 201 (16.9) |
| Tuesday | 163 (13.7) |
| Wednesday | 165 (13.9) |
| Thursday | 155 (13.0) |
| Friday | 146 (12.2) |
| Saturday | 177 (14.9) |
aSome patients had multiple injury locations.