Table 1.

Cohort characteristics

	Category	Total		Compensable n=169		Not compensable n=264
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Demographic characteristics
Sex	Male	324	74.8	128	75.7	196	74.2
	Female	109	25.2	41	24.3	68	25.8
Age (years) at injury	18–30	91	21.3	41	24.7	50	19.1
	31–40	70	16.4	23	13.9	47	17.9
	41–50	82	19.2	38	22.9	44	16.8
	51–60	122	28.5	42	25.3	80	30.5
	61+	63	14.7	22	13.3	41	15.6
Presence of >1 comorbidity	None	274	63.3	109	64.5	165	62.5
	> 1	159	36.7	60	35.5	99	37.5
Highest education	Postsecondary education*	272	64.5	102	63.4	170	65.1
	Completed year 12	64	15.2	27	16.8	37	14.2
	Year 11 or less	86	20.4	32	19.9	54	20.7
Household income  (p/a at 12 months after injury)	$A20–40 000	98	23.6	40	26.3	58	22.1
	$A41–60 000	64	15.4	23	15.1	41	15.6
	$A61–80 000	67	16.1	30	19.7	37	14.1
	$A81–1 00 000	51	12.3	19	12.5	32	12.2
	$A100 000+	135	32.5	40	26.3	95	36.1
Work characteristics
Employment field	White collar	179	41.3	56	35.0	123	45.1
	Blue collar	174	40.2	76	47.5	98	35.9
	Not working/studying	80	18.4	28	17.5	52	19.1
Injury characteristics
Moderate-critical injury†	1. Head	120	27.7	59	34.9	61	23.1
	2. Face	82	18.9	42	24.9	40	15.2
	3. Neck	12	2.8	8	4.7	4	1.5
	4. Thorax	146	33.7	90	53.3	56	21.2
	5. Abdomen	50	11.5	39	23.1	11	4.2
	6. Spine	151	34.9	65	38.5	86	32.6
	7. Upper extremity	165	38.1	77	45.6	88	33.3
	8. Lower extremity	218	50.3	100	59.2	118	44.7
	9. Unspecified	35	8.1	16	9.5	19	7.2
Discharge destination	Home	304	70.2	92	54.4	212.0	80.3
	Rehabilitation	129	29.8	77	45.6	52.0	19.7

*Postsecondary education included postsecondary school certificate, diploma, bachelor or postgraduate degree.

†Body region with severe injury with an AIS severity score of 2–5, and multiple body regions could be affected for each participant.

AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; p/a, per annum.