Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of children’s hospitalizations for sports-related injuries in NSW, Australia, 2005–2013
| All | N = 20,034 n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 16,260 (81.2) |
| Female | 3774 (18.8) |
| Age | |
| 5–8 years | 1900 (9.5) |
| 9–12 years | 4158 (20.8) |
| 13–15 years | 13,976 (69.8) |
| Patient residencea | |
| Major Cities | 14,140 (70.8) |
| Inner Regional | 4304 (21.6) |
| Outer regional / remote | 1517 (7.6) |
| Injury location | |
| Sports facility or area | 15,621 (78.0) |
| School | 2601 (13.0) |
| Farm or outdoors area | 702 (3.5) |
| Unspecified place | 455 (2.3) |
| Home | 346 (1.7) |
| Public place, road or highway | 309 (1.5) |
| Day of occurrence | |
| Weekday | 13,244 (66.1) |
| Weekend | 6790 (33.9) |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | |
| 1 | 14,376 (71.8) |
| 2 | 4508 (22.5) |
| 3+ | 1150 (5.7) |
apercentages do not add to 100 due to missing values