Table 2 Patient and visit characteristics during the snow and ice period and during the control period
From: Fracture prevalence during an unusual period of snow and ice in the Netherlands
Patients sustaining a fracture, visiting the emergency department (n = 333) | Snow and ice period (n = 224) | Control period (n = 109) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (n,%) | |||
Male | 96 (42.9) | 57 (52.3) | 0.11 |
Female | 128 (57.1) | 52 (47.7) | |
Age (mean, SD*)† | 47.2 (21.7) | 43.3 (26.6) | 0.15 |
Age categories (n,%) | |||
0–15 years | 28 (12.5) | 24 (22.0) | 0.03 |
16–30 years | 26 (11.6) | 24 (22.0) | 0.01 |
31–60 years | 107 (47.8) | 28 (25.7) | <0.01 |
>60 years | 63 (28.1) | 33 (30.3) | 0.68 |
Location (n,%) | |||
Level one trauma centre | 135 (60.3) | 65 (59.6) | 0.91 |
Level three trauma centre | 89 (39.7) | 44 (40.4) | |
Length of stay in minutes (mean, SD)‡ | 146 (87) | 134 (86) | 0.25 |
Disposition (n,%) | |||
Admission | 31 (13.8) | 20 (18.3) | 0.28 |
Outpatient clinic | 193 (86.2) | 89 (81.7) | |
Location of accident (n,%) | |||
Outside | 153 (68.3) | 42 (38.5) | <0.01 |
Inside | 46 (20.5) | 54 (49.5) | <0.01 |
Unknown | 25 (11.2) | 13 (11.9) | 0.86 |