Table 1. Descriptive analysis (sex, age and cause of injury variables) of the total sample taken by center.
Variables | Total | HUMV | CHN | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 699 | n = 344 | n = 355 | |||||
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | p | |
Age | 52.7 | 29.2 | 53.2 | 29.2 | 52.2 | 29.3 | 0.82a |
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Sex | |||||||
Male | 388 | 55.5 | 198 | 57.7 | 190 | 53.5 |
0.21b |
Female | 311 | 44.4 | 146 | 42.3 | 165 | 46.5 | |
Causes | |||||||
Falls | 422 | 60.4 | 209 | 60.9 | 213 | 60 | |
Road traffic crashes | 83 | 11.9 | 52 | 15.1 | 31 | 8.7 | |
Blow, crushing and traumatic contact | 112 | 16 | 46 | 13.3 | 66 | 18.6 | |
Unknown | 49 | 7 | 23 | 6.7 | 26 | 7.3 | |
Assaults | 16 | 2.3 | 6 | 1.7 | 10 | 2.8 | |
Self-inflicted injuries | 6 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.14b |
Exposure to hot liquids, gases or objects | 3 | 0.4 | - | - | 3 | 0.8 | |
Shots and explosions | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | |
Bites | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | |
Respiratory obstruction | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | |
Exposure to electricity, radiation and heat | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | - | - |
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M: Mean; SD: Standard deviation.