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Table 1 Demography and severity markers of hospitalized child-bearing age women, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, during the period of 2003–2006 (n = 184) compared with the period of 2014–2017 (n = 302)

From: The changing epidemiology of trauma in child-bearing age women

Variable

Years 2003–2006

Years 2014–2017

P value

Age

31 (8.6)

32.3 (8.2)

0.08

UAE nationals

52 (28.3%)

90 (29.8%)

0.68

By ambulance

66 (35.9%)

137 (45.4%)

 < 0.01

SBP

128.4 (20.2)

130 (18.5)

0.2

Heart rate

95.5 (17.1)

88.9 (15.2)

 < 0.001

Respiratory rate

20.2 (3.1)

18.6 (2.4)

0.005

GCS

15 (3–5)

15 (3–5)

 < 0.001

ISS

4 (1–41)

4 (1–41)

0.08

NISS

4 (1–75)

5 (1–45)

0.02

ICU admission

12 (6.5%)

18 (6%)

0.84

Hospital stay

10.6 (13.6)

5.6 (6.3)

 < 0.001

Death

3 (1.6%)

5 (1.7%)

0.99

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD), median (range) or number (%) as appropriate. SBP = systolic blood pressure, GCS = Glasgow coma scale, ISS = injury severity Score, NISS = new injury severity score
  2. p = Pearson's Chi Square or Fisher's Exact test as appropriate for categorical data and Mann Whitney U test for ordinal or continuous data