Table 2 Age differences in TSFs caused by MVCs.

From: Sex, age, role and geographic differences in traumatic spinal fractures caused by motor vehicle collisions: a multicentre retrospective study

Data

Adult group

Elderly group

p

Total

687

111

 

Mean age (years)

40.7 ± 10.7

67.2 ± 6.1

 

Male/Female (sex ratio)

456/231 (2.0)

65/46 (1.4)

0.134

District

 Chongqing

465 (67.7%)

36 (32.4%)

 < 0.001

 Shenyang

222 (32.3%)

75 (67.6%)

 

Injury season

 Spring

163 (23.7%)

31 (27.9%)

0.571

 Summer

168 (24.5%)

25 (22.5%)

 

 Autumn

176 (25.6%)

23 (20.7%)

 

 Winter

180 (26.2%)

32 (28.8%)

 

Role

 Drivers

314 (45.7%)

19 (17.1%)

 < 0.001

 Passengers

197 (28.7%)

18 (16.2%)

 

 Pedestrian

176 (25.6%)

74 (66.7%)

 

Vehicle involved

797

130

 

 Car

567 (71.1%)

80 (61.5%)

0.035

 Motorcycle

96 (12.0%)

11 (8.5%)

0.299

 Truck

36 (4.5%)

8 (6.2%)

0.554

 Battery electric vehicle

17 (2.1%)

6 (4.6%)

0.167

 Bicycle

23 (2.9%)

8 (6.2%)

0.097

Associated injuries

 LLFs

49 (7.1%)

16 (14.4%)

0.016

 PFs

34 (4.9%)

8 (7.2%)

0.448

 ULFs

40 (5.8%)

4 (3.6%)

0.468

 Craniocerebral injury

86 (12.5%)

16 (14.4%)

0.688

 Intrathoracic injuries

183 (26.6%)

31 (27.9%)

0.866

 Intra-abdominal injuries

19 (2.8%)

3 (2.7%)

1.000

Coma after injury

45 (6.6%)

17 (15.3%)

0.003

Spinal cord injury

401 (58.4%)

24 (21.6%)

 < 0.001

NSFs

85 (12.4%)

16 (14.4%)

0.655

Complications

 Deep venous thrombosis

5 (0.7%)

2 (1.8%)

0.564

 Pneumonia

16 (2.3%)

6 (5.4%)

0.127

 Pressure sores

4 (0.6%)

0

0.935

 Urinary infection

2 (0.3%)

0

1.000

 Surgical site infection

3 (0.4%)

0

1.000