Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of cases admitted at King Abdulaziz Medical City, 2017–2018.
| Variable | Mobile Phone Used N = 42 |
No Mobile Phone Used N = 202 |
Total Population N = 247 |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age | 27.37 | 31.72 | 29.34 | 0.12 ^ |
| Male % | 90.48 | 85.15 | 86.07 | 0.82 * |
| Mechanism of injury % | ||||
| Occupant | 26.19 | 35.64 | 34.02 | 0.23 * |
| Driver | 73.81 | 64.36 | 65.98 | |
| Transport to hospital % | ||||
| EMS | 82.93 | 63.02 | 66.52 | 0.01 * |
| Private vehicle | 17.07 | 36.98 | 33.48 | |
| Pre-injury reported health mean (SD) | 99.64 (1.71) | 97.69 (7.36) | 98.25 (6.18) | 0.09 ^ |
| Post injury Reported Health mean (SD) | 60.79 (26.79) | 70.44 (25.25) | 69.04 (25.44) | 0.03 ^ |
| GCS mean (SD) | 13.54 (3.24) | 14.04 (2.50) | 13.55 (3.05) | 0.27 ^ |
| ISS mean (SD) | 13.64 (9.00) | 10.60 (7.55) | 11.36 (14.81) | 0.03 ^ |
| Length of stay mean (SD) | 17.29 (27.16) | 16.66 (27.71) | 20.68 (34.77) | 0.89 ^ |
| ICU admission % | 23.81 | 27.23 | 26.64 | 0.21 * |
| Surgery % | 9.52 | 6.93 | 7.38 | 0.56 * |
| Head injury % | 26.83 | 15.10 | 17.17 | 0.07 * |
| Trauma team activation % | 28.57 | 19.80 | 21.31 | 0.20 * |
| Seatbelt use % | 4.88 | 12.24 | 10.97 | 0.17 * |
* Chi-square test; ^ Student’s t test; ISS, Injury Severity Score (higher indicates worst injuries); GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale (lower indicates worst injuries); ICU, Intensive care unit.