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Table 1 Demographics and mortality by age

From: Do entrapment, injuries, outcomes and potential for self-extrication vary with age? A pre-specified analysis of the UK trauma registry (TARN)

Age groups

Total

16–59

60–69

70–79

80+

Total number of cases

70,027

51,868

7605

5733

4821

Male, n (%)

51,852 (74%)

40,957 (79%)

5232 (68.8%)

3197 (55.8%)

2466 (51.2%)

ISS, median (IQR)

13 (9–22)

13 (9–24)

13 (9–22)

13 (9–24)

13 (9–22)

Systolic BP, mean (SD)

133 (28)

129 (25)

140 (30)

145 (33)

149 (34)

Pulse rate, mean (SD)

87 (22)

88 (22)

83 (21)

83 (22)

83 (21)

Respiratory rate, mean (SD)

20 (7)

20 (7)

20 (7)

20 (7)

20 (7)

Oxygen saturation, mean (SD)

96 (8)

96 (8)

96 (8)

95 (9)

95 (7)

GCS, median (IQR)

15 (15–15)

15 (15–15)

15 (15–15)

15 (15–15)

15 (15–15)

Trapped, n (%)

7754 (11.1%)

5642(10.9%)

807 (10.6%)

756 (13.2%)

549 (11.4%)

Mortality, n (%)

3868 (5.5%)

2125 (4.1%)

391 (5.1%)

564 (9.8%)

788 (16.4%)

  1. IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation
  2. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.0001) were found across all groups apart from in Respiratory rate and GCS catergories