Advertisement
Table 1 Characteristics of the patients who survived to hospital
| Variable | Missing data | All n = 472 | Rural n = 249 | Urban n = 223 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median | 0 | 33 (20–55) | 39 (20.5–58) | 28 (19–52) | 0.28 |
| Male | 0 | 330 (69.9) | 182 (73.1) | 148 (66.4) | 0.11 |
| ISS, median | 0 | 9 (3–17) | 9 (4–17) | 9 (2–17) | 0.42 |
| ISS > 15 | 0 | 156/472 (33.1) | 85/249 (34.1) | 71/223 (31.8) | 0.60 |
| AIS Head > 3 | 0 | 66/472 (14) | 39/249 (15.7) | 27/223 (12.1) | 0.27 |
| AIS Abdomen > 3 | 0 | 7/472 (1.5) | 2/249 (0.8) | 5/223 (2.2) | 0.26 |
| ASA-PS I-II | 0 | 436/472 (92.4) | 230/249 (92.4) | 206/223 (92.4) | 0.82 |
| III-IV | 0 | 36/472 (7.6) | 19/249 (7.6) | 17/223 (7.6) | |
| Accidents (all) | 0 | 390/472 (82.6) | 224/249 (90) | 166/223 (74.4) | <0.001 |
| Traffic | 0 | 214/390 (54.9) | 105/224 (46.9) | 109/166 (65.7) | <0.001 |
| All-terrain vehicle/snowmobile | 0 | 31/390 (7.9) | 27/224 (12.1) | 4/166 (2.4) | <0.001 |
| Falls | 0 | 108/390 (27.7) | 66/224 (29.5) | 42/166 (25.3) | 0.36 |
| Machinery or hit by blunt object | 0 | 27/390 (6.9) | 17/224 (7.6) | 10/166 (6) | 0.55 |
| Intentional injuries (suicidal or assaults) | 0 | 74/472 (15.9) | 23/249 (9.3) | 51/223 (23.5) | <0.001 |
| Suicidal | 0 | 31/472 (6.6) | 11/249 (4.4) | 20/223 (9) | 0.46 |
| Assaults | 0 | 43/472 (9.1) | 12/249 (4.8) | 31/223 (13.9) | <0.001 |
| Dominant type of injury | |||||
| Blunt | 0 | 408/472 (86.4) | 220/249 (88.4) | 188/223 (84.3) | 0.20 |
| Penetrating | 0 | 64/472 (13.6) | 29/249 (11.6) | 35/223 (15.7) | 0.20 |
