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Table 1 Demographic data

From: Comparison of transportation related injury mechanisms and outcome of young road users and adult road users, a retrospective analysis on 24,373 patients derived from the TraumaRegister DGU®

Variable

 

MVC

Motorbike

Cyclist

Pedestrian

  

Youth

(18–22y)

Adult

(25–50y)

Youth

(15–22y)

Adult

(25–50y)

Youth

(4–17y)

Adult

(25–50y)

Youth

(3–15y)

Adult

(25–50y)

 

n

4350

7789

2048

5622

597

1857

646

1464

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

20 ± 1

37 ± 8

19 ± 2

38 ± 8

13 ± 3

40 ± 8

10 ± 4

39 ± 8

Male

n (%)

2995 (69.3)

5286 (68.2)

1816 (89.1)

5003 (89.4)

436 (73.0)

1351 (73.0)

399 (61.8)

1039 (71.3)

SBP (≤90 mmHg)

n (%)

633 (17.9)

1088 (17.2)

276 (16.4)

730 (15.8)

78 (17.4)

167 (11.5)

104 (20.1)

237 (19.7)

GCS (≤8)

n (%)

1122 (30.3)

1516 (22.7)

410 (23.2)

902 (18.5)

141 (29.0)

331 (21.6)

174 (30.4)

431 (33.8)

AIS (Head ≥ 3)

n (%)

1918 (44.1)

2703 (34.7)

670 (32.7)

1450 (25.8)

337 (56.4)

1037 (55.8)

332 (51.4)

717 (49.0)

AIS (Thorax ≥ 3)

n (%)

2247 (51.7)

4462 (75.3)

887 (43.3)

3160 (56.2)

166 (27.8)

680 (36.6)

182 (28.2)

627 (42.8)

AIS (Abdomen ≥ 3)

n (%)

849 (19.5)

1442 (18.5)

398 (19.4)

945 (16.8)

100 (16.8)

159 (8.6)

70 (10.8)

212 (14.5)

AIS (Pelvis ≥ 3)

n (%)

1020 (23.4)

1671 (21.5)

341 (16.7)

1133 (20.2)

65 (10.9)

176 (9.5)

137 (21.2)

396 (27.0)

AIS (Extremities ≥ 3)

n (%)

1850 (42.5)

3187 (40.9)

1046 (51.1)

2666 (47.4)

148 (24.8)

304 (16.4)

252 (39.0)

650 (44.4)

ISS

Median (*)

22 (25 ± 14)

21 (24 ± 13)

18 (23 ± 14)

20 (23 ± 13)

17 (21 ± 12)

18 (21 ± 11)

17 (21 ± 13)

22 (26 ± 14)

NISS

Median (*)

26 (29 ± 15)

24 (28 ± 15)

22 (28 ± 15)

24 (28 ± 14)

22 (25 ± 15)

22 (27 ± 14)

22 (26 ± 15)

27 (30 ± 17)

LOS on ICU (days)

Median (*)

4 (8 ± 10)

4 (8 ± 11)

3 (7 ± 10)

4 (8 ± 12)

3 (6 ± 10)

3 (7 ± 10)

2 (5 ± 8)

4 (9 ± 13)

LOS in hospital (days)

Median (*)

15 (20 ± 21)

17 (23 ± 24)

16 (21 ± 21)

19 (26 ± 28)

10 (15 ± 16)

12 (17 ± 20)

11 (14 ± 14)

19 (24 ± 25)

Mortality

n (%)

409 (9.4)

609 (7.8)

172 (8.4)

390 (6.8)

52 (8.7)

116 (6.2)

44 (6.8)

190 (13.0)

  1. Data are presented as mean or as percentage. ISS, NISS, LOS ICU and LOS hospital are presented as median. SBP Systolic Blood Pressure, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, AIS Abbreviated Injury Scale, ISS Injury Severity Score, NISS New Injury Severity Score, ICU Intensive Care Unit, LOS Length of stay, MVC Motor vehicle collision. (*) Additionally, the ISS, NISS, LOS ICU and LOS in hospital are presented as mean ± SD