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. 2018 Jan 23;8(1):e019627. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019627

Table 2.

Study patient characteristics

Characteristic Denominator* N (%)
Male gender 683 501 (73.4)
Age category 716
  0–10 34 (4.7)
  11–20 69 (9.6)
  21–30 141 (19.7)
  31–40 90 (12.6)
  41–50 106 (14.8)
  51–60 111 (15.5)
  61–70 69 (9.6)
  71–80 54 (7.5)
 >80 42 (5.9)
Mechanism of injury 695
  Road traffic accident
   In vehicle 207 (29.8)
   Pedestrian 104 (15.0)
   Motorcyclist 90 (12.9)
   Cyclist 35 (5.0)
   Unspecified 17 (2.4)
  Fall 92 (13.2)
  Assault 62 (8.9)
  Self-harm 39 (5.6)
  Leisure and sports 14 (2.0)
  Industrial 8 (1.2)
  Crush 8 (1.2)
  Railway 7 (1.0)
  Agricultural 4 (0.6)
  Impalement 3 (0.4)
  Limb amputation 2 (0.3)
  Gun shot wound 2 (0.30)
  Dog bites 1 (0.1)
Blunt or penetrating injury 707
  Blunt 654 (92.5)
  Penetrating 53 (7.5)

*indicates number with available data. Summary data are expressed using this number as a denominator.