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Table 1 Traffic-related youth injury hospitalisations by road user type and nationality, Al Ain, 2006–2007 (n = 333*)

From: Youth traffic-related injuries: a prospective study

Road user

UAE (n = 238)

Non-UAE (n = 94)

p-value

Total (n = 332)

 

Number

%

N

%

 

N

%

Vehicle Occupant

 Driver

129

54.2

26

27.7

P < 0.0001

155

46.7

 Front seat

52

21.8

25

26.6

0.39

77

23.2

 Rear seat

31

13

21

22.3

0.044

52

15.7

Vulnerable road user

 Pedestrian

2

0.8

13

13.8

P < 0.0001

15

4.5

 Cyclist

0

0

4

4.3

0.006

4

1.2

 Motorcyclist

13

5.5

4

4.3

0.79

17

5.1

 Quadrubike

11

4.6

1

1.1

0.19

12

3.6

  1. p Fisher’s Exact test
  2. *Information on road user type was missing in 1 patient
  3. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding