Table 3 Comparison of location of occurrence of injury of hospitalized patients during the period 2003–2006 (n = 2573) and 10 years later (n = 3519) during the period 2014–2017, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
Location | Years 2003–2006 | Years 2014–2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | Number | % | P value | |
Street/highway | 1028 | 40.0 | 989 | 28.7 | < 0.0001 |
Work-place | 757 | 29.5 | 746 | 21.6 | < 0.0001 |
Home | 503 | 19.6 | 1346 | 39.0 | < 0.0001 |
Off-road | 140 | 5.4 | 98 | 2.8 | < 0.0001 |
Farm | 82 | 3.2 | 34 | 1.0 | < 0.0001 |
Public area | 26 | 1.0 | 201 | 5.8 | < 0.0001 |
Other | 34 | 1.3 | 37 | 1.1 | 0.37 |
Total | 2570 | 100.0 | 3451 | 100.0 | |