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Table 5 Demographics and associated injuries of bicycle-related fatalities

From: Bicycle-related hospitalizations at a Taiwanese level I Trauma Center

Variables

Bicycle

Motor

Odds ratio

p

n = 19

n = 123

(95 % CI)

Age

67.4±13.7

51.2±19.0

-

0.001

Gender

   

0.294

 Male

11(57.9)

86(69.9)

0.6(0.22-1.59)

 

 Female

8(42.1)

37(30.1)

1.7(0.63-4.54)

 

Helmet

 Yes

2(10.5)

62(50.4)

0.1(0.03-0.52)

0.001

 No

17(89.5)

33(26.8)

23.2(5.08-105.83)

<0.001

 Unknown

0(0.0)

28(22.8)

-

0.020

Mechanism

 Bicycle

0(0.0)

1(0.8)

-

0.693

 Motorcycle

4(21.1)

17(13.8)

1.7(0.49-5.61)

0.409

 Car

6(31.6)

42(34.1)

0.9(0.32-2.51)

0.826

 Bus or Truck

2(10.5)

12(9.8)

1.1(0.22-5.29)

0.917

 Out of control

3(15.8)

29(23.6)

0.6(0.17-2.23)

0.450

 Others

4(21.1)

22(17.9)

1.2(0.37-4.05)

0.740

Head/Neck trauma, n(%)

 Cranial fracture

9(47.4)

40(32.5)

1.9(0.70-4.96)

0.205

 Epidural hematoma (EDH)

7(36.8)

33(26.8)

1.6(0.58-4.39)

0.367

 Subdural hematoma (SDH)

12(63.2)

67(54.5)

1.4(0.53-3.89)

0.478

 Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)

13(68.4)

54(43.9)

2.8(1.00-7.76)

0.046

 Intracerebral hematoma (ICH)

4(21.1)

15(12.2)

1.9(0.56-6.56)

0.291

 Cerebral contusion

8(42.1)

29(23.6)

2.4(0.87-6.42)

0.087

 Cervical vertebral fracture

0(0.0)

5(4.1)

-

0.371

Thoracic trauma, n(%)

 Rib fracture

0(0.0)

14(11.4)

-

0.121

 Sternal fracture

0(0.0)

1(0.8)

-

0.693

 Hemothorax

0(0.0)

11(8.9)

-

0.175

 Pneumothorax

0(0.0)

8(6.5)

-

0.252

 Hemopneumothorax

0(0.0)

9(7.3)

-

0.223

 Lung contusion

0(0.0)

16(13.0)

-

0.095

 Thoracic vertebral fracture

0(0.0)

1(0.8)

-

0.693

Abdominal trauma, n(%)

 Intra-abdominal injury

2(10.5)

8(6.5)

1.7(0.33-8.64)

0.524

 Hepatic injury

1(5.3)

15(12.2)

0.4(0.05-3.22)

0.374

 Splenic injury

0(0.0)

8(6.5)

-

0.252

 Retroperitoneal injury

0(0.0)

3(2.4)

-

0.491

 Renal injury

0(0.0)

3(2.4)

-

0.491

Extremity trauma, n(%)

 Pelvic fracture

2(10.5)

8(6.5)

1.7(0.33-8.64)

0.524

 Femoral fracture

2(10.5)

13(10.6)

1.0(0.21-4.80)

0.995