Table 2.
Hospitalizations due to road traffic injuries (ISS 16+): Demographic and injury characteristics by ethnic group
| Variable a,b | Total (N = 11,523, 100%) | Arabs (n = 3372, 29.3%) | Jews (n = 8151, 70.7%) | p-valuec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | ||
| Age (year) | p < 0.0001 | |||
| 0–14 | 14.2 | 25.5 | 9.6 | |
| 15–24 | 24.5 | 35.4 | 20.0 | |
| 25–44 | 24.5 | 22.9 | 25.1 | |
| 45–64 | 19.4 | 10.6 | 23.1 | |
| 65+ | 17.4 | 5.6 | 22.3 | |
| Gender | p < 0.0001 | |||
| Male | 73.7 | 81.2 | 70.7 | |
| Type of road user | p < 0.0001 | |||
| Car Driver | 22.7 | 28.2 | 20.4 | |
| Car passenger | 16.9 | 21.4 | 15.1 | |
| Motorcyclist | 16.2 | 8.8 | 19.2 | |
| Bicycle rider | 11.2 | 9.1 | 12.1 | |
| Pedestrian | 27.6 | 26.4 | 28.1 | |
| Undefined transport category | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | |
| Other road usersd | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | |
| Injury type | P = 0.0004 | |||
| Penetrating | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| ISS | p < 0.0001 | |||
| 16–24 | 54.3 | 49.5 | 56.2 | |
| 25–49 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 39.3 | |
| 50–75 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.5 | |
| Injured body region | ||||
| Head and neck (yes) | 67.3 | 70.9 | 65.8 | p < 0.0001 |
| Spine and back (yes) | 30.8 | 30.3 | 31.0 | P = 0.5017 |
| Torso (yes) | 73.8 | 75.8 | 72.9 | P = 0.0012 |
| Extremities (yes) | 52.1 | 52.3 | 52.1 | P = 0.7788 |
| System-wide/Unspecified (yes) | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | P = 0.0231 |
| Number of injured body region(s) | p < 0.0001 | |||
| Single | 25.6 | 23.0 | 26.7 | |
| Multiple | 74.4 | 77.0 | 73.3 | |
| TBI | P < 0.0001 | |||
| Isolated TBI | 14.6 | 12.8 | 15.4 | |
| TBI+ | 33.2 | 35.6 | 32.2 | |
| No TBI | 52.2 | 51.6 | 52.5 | |
aAbbreviations: ISS injury severity score, AIS abbreviated injury scale, TBI traumatic brain injury
bThere were no missing data for the variables displayed except for gender 2 (0.017%) and injury type 1 (0.009%),
cDetermined using x2-tests
dOthers included users of all-terrain vehicles, scooters, animal riders