Table 2 Demographic, location, mechanism, severity, and outcome variables of spine injuries by nationality, Al Ain, UAE (n = 239)
From: Epidemiology of spinal injuries in the United Arab Emirates
Variable | UAE | Non UAE | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 34) | (n = 203) | |||
Age (years) | 30 (7–80) | 35.5 (2–70) | 0.2 | |
Gender (male) | 26 (76.5 %) | 187 (92.1 %) | 0.01 | |
Location | Home | 10 (29 %) | 13 (6.4 %) | <0.0001 |
Work | 1 (3 %) | 99 (48.8 %) | ||
Road | 22 (65 %) | 87 (42.8 %) | ||
Other | 1 (3 %) | 4 (2 %) | ||
Mechanism | Road traffic injury | 23 (67.6 %) | 90 (44.3 %) | <0.0001 |
Fall from height | 3 (8.8 %) | 90 (44.3 %) | ||
Fall from same level | 8 (23.5 %) | 13 (6.4 %) | ||
Other | 0 | 9 (4.5 %) | ||
Severity | ICU admission | 8 (23.5 %) | 21 (10.3 %) | 0.044 |
Hospital stay (days) | 6 (1–21) | 8 (1–78) | 0.005 | |
GCS | 15 (3–15) | 15 (3–15) | 0.06 | |
ISS | 5 (4–29) | 5 (1–38) | 0.06 | |
Outcome | Paraplegia | 1 (2.9 %) | 10 (4.9 %) | 1 |
Mortality | 2 (5.9 %) | 3 (1.5 %) | 0.14 |