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. 2018 Jul 4;13:30. doi: 10.1186/s13017-018-0188-z

Table 2.

Elderly ground-level fall (EGLF) patient comparison with and without documented BCVI

BCVI injury
No Yes
n = 796,021 n = 1168 p
Age (years) 81.0 (7.5) 80.2 (7.4) < 0.001
Male sex 33.0% 45.8% < 0.001
Admission GCS 15 (15-15) 15 (14-15) < 0.001
Admission SBP (mmHg) 149 (29) 151 (33) 0.007
Upper cervical spine fracture 3.7% 31.9% < 0.001
Lower cervical spine fracture 1.3% 9.0% < 0.001
Any cervical spine injury 5.6% 44.5% < 0.001
Basilar skull fracture 2.5% 11.2% < 0.001
Le Fort fracture 1.9% 5.50% < 0.001
Mandible fracture 0.4% 0.60% 0.371
At least 1 injury risk factor for BCVI 9.1% 56.0% < 0.001
Greater than 1 risk factor for BCVI 1.2% 8.30% < 0.001
Mortality 5.0% 19.0% < 0.001

Data are presented as mean (SD), percentage, or median (IQR). p values are calculated by Mann Whitney U test or chi-square test