Table 1.
Characteristics of 649 cases according to different age range groups.
| Variables | Age group | Total | Statistics | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–14 | 15–29 | 30–44 | 45–59 | ≥ 60 | ||||
| Frequency (%) | 23 (3.5%) | 198 (30.5%) | 211 (32.5%) | 180 (27.7%) | 37 (5.7%) | 649 (100%) | ||
| Gender | χ2 = 11.197 | 0.024 | ||||||
| Male | 11 (47.8%) | 142 (71.7%) | 155 (73.5%) | 134 (74.4%) | 32 (86.5%) | 474 (73%) | ||
| Female | 12 (52.2%) | 56 (28.3%) | 56 (26.5%) | 46 (25.6%) | 5 (13.5%) | 175 (27%) | ||
| Level of the injury | ||||||||
| Cervical | 2 (8.7%) | 84(42.4%) | 116(55%) | 104 (57.8%) | 29 (78.4%) | 335 (51.6%) | χ2 = 37.966 | < 0.001 |
| Thoracic | 20 (87%) | 98(49.5%) | 85(40.3%) | 64 (35.6%) | 7 (18.9%) | 274 (42.2%) | χ2 = 35.001 | < 0.001 |
| Lumbar | 0 (0%) | 10(5.1%) | 4(1.9%) | 6 (3.3%) | 1 (2.7%) | 21 (3.2%) | F = 3.247 | 0.452 |
| Conus | 1 (4.3%) | 6(3%) | 6 (2.8%) | 6 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) | 19 (2.9%) | F = 1.314 | 0.843 |
| ASIA grade | ||||||||
| A | 14 (60.9%) | 125 (63.1%) | 118 (55.9%) | 90 (50%) | 9 (24.3%) | 356 (54.9%) | χ2 = 21.550 | < 0.001 |
| B | 4 (17.4%) | 27 (13.6%) | 29 (13.7%) | 24 (13.3%) | 5 (13.5%) | 89 (13.7%) | χ2 = 0.287 | 0.991 |
| C | 3 (13.0%) | 28 (14.1%) | 32 (15.2%) | 37 (20.6%) | 17 (45.9%) | 117 (18%) | χ2 = 23.873 | < 0.001 |
| D | 2 (8.7%) | 18 (9.1%) | 31 (14.7%) | 29 (16.1%) | 6 (16.2%) | 86 (13.3%) | χ2 = 5.341 | 0.254 |
| Marital status | F = 357.678 | < 0.001 | ||||||
| Married | 0 (0%) | 66 (33.3%) | 198 (93.8%) | 177 (98.3%) | 37 (100%) | 478 (73.7%) | ||
| Unmarried | 23 (100%) | 132 (66.7%) | 13 (6.2%) | 3 (1.7%) | 0 (0%) | 171 (26.3%) | ||
| Payment method | χ2 = 11.235 | 0.024 | ||||||
| Own expense | 15 (65.2%) | 142 (71.7%) | 128 (60.7%) | 104 (57.8%) | 19 (51.4%) | 408 (62.9%) | ||
| Others | 8 (34.8%) | 56 (28.3%) | 83 (39.3%) | 76 (42.2%) | 18 (48.6%) | 241 (37.1%) | ||
| Length of stay (day) | χ2 = 2.880 | 0.578 | ||||||
| 0–364 | 19 (82.6%) | 163 (82.3%) | 166 (78.7%) | 149 (82.8%) | 33 (89.2%) | 530 (81.7%) | ||
| ≥ 365 | 4 (17.4%) | 35 (17.7%) | 45 (21.3%) | 31 (17.2%) | 4 (10.8%) | 119 (18.3%) | ||
| Complications | χ2 = 8.849 | 0.065 | ||||||
| Yes | 13 (56.5%) | 124 (62.6%) | 134 (63.5%) | 129 (71.7%) | 30 (81.1%) | 430 (66.3%) | ||
| No | 10 (43.5%) | 74 (37.4%) | 77 (36.5%) | 51 (28.3%) | 7 (18.9%) | 219 (33.7%) | ||
| Total cost (million) | χ2 = 4.328 | 0.363 | ||||||
| 0–0.1 | 14 (60.7%) | 88 (44.4%) | 96 (45.5%) | 92 (51.12%) | 15 (40.5%) | 305 (47%) | ||
| ≥ 0.1 | 9 (39.1%) | 110 (55.6%) | 115 (54.5%) | 88 (48.9%) | 22 (59.5%) | 344 (53%) | ||