Table 1 Summary statistics
| Â | Â | Number (%)/median (IQR)/mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | Age | 61.1 | (19.9) |
Males | 331 | (69.2%) | |
Injury scores | Injury Severity Score (ISS) | 22 | (17, 26) |
New Injury Severity Score (NISS) | 29 | (22, 38) | |
Revised Trauma Score (RTS) | 7.84 | (3.80, 7.84) | |
Charlson comorbidity score | 0 | 339 | (70.9%) |
1 | 93 | (19.5%) | |
2 | 31 | (6.5%) | |
> 2 | 15 | (3.1%) | |
Citizenship | Singapore citizen/permanent resident | 418 | (87.4%) |
Pre-injury employment status | Employed | 225 | (47.1%) |
Mechanism of injury | Low fall | 214 | (44.8%) |
High fall | 77 | (16.1%) | |
Pedestrian | 13 | (2.7%) | |
Cyclist | 13 | (2.7%) | |
Motorcycle | 63 | (13.2%) | |
Motor vehicle | 22 | (4.6%) | |
Injury Region | Head and neck | 363 | (75.9%) |
Face | 8 | (1.7%) | |
Chest | 126 | (26.4%) | |
Abdomen and pelvic contents | 48 | (10.0%) | |
Extremities and pelvic girdle | 95 | (19.9%) | |
Polytrauma | 135 | (28.2%) | |