Table 1 Characteristics of patients by cause of injury
Variable | Fall | Traffic | Assault |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients | 635,074 (78) | 153,708 (19) | 27,064 (3) |
Male | 259,759 (41) | 93,186 (61) | 20,866 (77) |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 64 (27) | 37 (22) | 33 (15) |
Age | |||
0–14 | 70,162 (11) | 23,966 (16) | 1007 (4) |
15–25 | 27,513 (4) | 38,259 (25) | 10,480 (39) |
26–35 | 17,937 (3) | 19,627 (13) | 5360 (20) |
36–45 | 25,356 (4) | 19,197 (12) | 4425 (16) |
46–55 | 38,657 (6) | 17,295 (11) | 3403 (13) |
56–65 | 61,672 (10) | 14,557 (9) | 1540 (6) |
66–75 | 82,697 (13) | 9805 (6) | 527 (2) |
76 and over | 311,080 (49) | 11,002 (7) | 322 (1) |