From: Sex-based differences in outcomes after severe injury: an analysis of blunt trauma patients in China
Variables | 13 ≤ Age < 45 | 45 ≤ Age < 50 | Age ≥50 | ||||||
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Male | Female | P value | Male | Female | P value | Male | Female | P value | |
n | 796 | 263 | - | 82 | 30 | - | 489 | 129 | - |
Ventilator, % | 92 (11.6%) | 14 (5.3%) | 0.003 | 10 (12.1%) | 2 (6.7%) | 0.402 | 60 (12.7%) | 8 (6.2%) | 0.039 |
Duration ventilation, days | 10.2 ± 9.8 | 9.1 ± 7.9 | 0.099 | 9.6 ± 10.3 | 8.7 ± 8.9 | 0.673 | 8.3 ± 91 | 7.2 ± 8.7 | 0.218 |
Days at ICU | 10.6 ± 4.6 | 10.2 ± 5.2 | 0.237 | 8.1 ± 5.4 | 12.8 ± 5.1 | <0.001 | 11.5 ± 4.3 | 14.2 ± 5.9 | <0.001 |
Length of hospital stay, days | 21.3 ± 11.3 | 23.5 ± 10.4 | 0.128 | 20.3 ± 10.9 | 18.9 ± 11.8 | 0.557 | 21.1 ± 15.1 | 23.5 ± 10.9 | 0.091 |
Mortality, n (%) | 66 (8.3%) | 6 (3.7%) | 0.001 | 5 (6.1%) | 2 (6.7%) | 0.912 | 54 (11.0%) | 8 (6.2%) | 0.104 |