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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Survivors of avalanche accidents: posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and quality of life: a multicentre study

 

Included

n = 55

Non included

n = 52

Total

n = 107

p-value*

Demographic characteristics

Age, mean ± SD

36.3 ± 11.6

35.9 ± 12.9

36.1 ± 12.2

0.87

Men, n (%)

45 (81.8)

48 (92.3)

93 (86.9)

0.10

Medical characteristics and management

ISS Score, mean ± SD

9.84 ± 12.76

7.94 ± 13.72

8.92 ± 13.21

0.46

Intubation, n (%)

4 (7.3)

1 (1.9)

5 (4.5)

0.36

ICU admission, n (%)

9 (16.4)

3 (5.9)

12 (11.3)

0.08

Avalanche characteristics

Multiple involved victims, n (%)

31 (56.4)

37 (71.2)

68 (63.6)

0.11

Concomitant Death in the avalanche, n (%)

6 (10.9)

12 (23.1)

18 (16.8)

0.09

Burial type

Partial, n (%)

36 (65.5)

37 (71.2)

73 (68.2)

 

Complete, n (%)

19 (34.5)

15 (28.8)

34 (31.8)

0.52

Depth**, mean in meter ± SD

0.89 ± 0.62

0.92 ± 0.61

0.90 ± 0.60

0.91

Time**, mean in minute ± SD

11.53 ± 8.79

6.43 ± 4.45

9.07 ± 7.39

0.06

  1. *Chi-2 or Fisher's exact test when appropriate, Student t-test for means. ** Depth and time of burial were reported only for victims who were completely buried. SD Standard Deviation; ISS Injury Severity Score; ICU Intensive Care Unit