Table 3.
Frequencies sorted by sex among the population in the seismic crater and the overall Abruzzo population admitted to hospital due to an injury in 2009 vs. 2012–2016. (ICD-9-CM, Injury Chapters).
| Hospitalizations by Principal Diagnosis from 6 to 9 April | From 6 to 9 April 2009 | From 2010 to 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | p-Value | |
| Fractures (800–829) | 28 (35%) | 52 (65%) | 23,375 (47%) | 26,606 (53%) | 0.045 * |
| Internal injury of thorax, abdomen, and pelvis (860–869) | 10 (40%) | 15 (60%) | 1079 (51%) | 1072 (49%) | 0.041 * |
| Intracranial injury, excluding those with skull fracture (850–854) | 11 (52%) | 10 (48%) | 3871 (49%) | 3961 (51%) | 0.095 (.) |
| Contusion with intact skin surface (920–924) | 3 (30%) | 7 (70%) | 1329 (49%) | 1382 (51%) | n.s. |
| Certain traumatic complications and unspecified injuries (958–959) | 3 (23%) | 10 (77%) | 1933 (51%) | 1844 (49%) | 0.080 (.) |
| Late effects of injuries, poisonings, toxic effects, and other external causes (905–909) | 1 (20%) | 4 (80%) | 5533 (47%) | 6162 (53%) | n.s. |
| Crushing injury (925–929) | 3 (60%) | 2 (40%) | 152 (51%) | 144 (49%) | n.s. |
| Superficial injury (910–919) | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) | 366 (51%) | 351 (49%) | n.s. |
| Open wound of lower limb (890–897) | - | 3 (100%) | 358 (53%) | 315 (47%) | n.s. |
| Open wound of head, neck, and trunk (870–879) | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) | 445 (52%) | 403 (48%) | n.s. |
| Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles (840–848) | 1 (25%) | 3 (75%) | 3064 (51%) | 3026 (49%) | n.s. |
| Open wound of upper limb (880–887) | - | 1 (100%) | 1699 (52%) | 1585 (48%) | n.s. |
| All injuries Chapters | 62 (36%) | 89 (64%) | 43,204 (48%) | 46,851 (52%) | 0.002 * |
(*) statistically significant (p < 0.05); (.) marginally significant (0.05 < p < 0.010); n.s.: not statistically significant (p > 0.10).