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Table 2 Descriptive statistics and cross-validation of pedestrian injuries among older people (n = 229)

From: Factors associated with the occurrence of injuries requiring hospital transfer among older and working-age pedestrians in Kurume, Japan

  

Subgroup 1

Subgroup 2

Subgroup 3

Subgroup 4

p value

  

(Proportion of lower socioeconomic status in the residential area < 35.21%)

(Proportion of lower socioeconomic status in the residential area > =35.21%) & (Road width < 5 m)

(Proportion of lower socioeconomic status in the residential area > =35.21%) & (Road width > 5 m) & (Aging rate in the residential area > 20.3%)

(Proportion of lower socioeconomic status in the residential place > = 35.21%) & (Road width > 5 m) & (Aging rate in the residential area < 20.3%)

 

Proportion severely injured (%)

 

32.8

17.6

45.5

27.0

 
  

(n = 32)

(n = 68)

(n = 55)

(n = 74)

 

Age (mean)

74.69

74.90

75.98

74.51

0.6443

Male (%)

 

34.4

30.9

32.7

35.1

0.9572

Time

0:00–4:00 (%)

3.1

1.5

0.0

1.4

0.2489

4:00–8:00 (%)

12.5

20.6

12.7

10.8

 

8:00–12:00 (%)

12.5

33.8

27.3

24.3

 

12:00–16:00 (%)

15.6

7.4

23.6

14.9

 

16:00–20:00 (%)

40.6

30.9

30.9

36.5

 

20:00–24:00 (%)

15.6

5.9

5.5

12.2

 

Season

Spring (%)

15.6

30.9

45.5

27.0

0.1017

Summer (%)

31.3

20.6

21.8

24.3

 

Fall (%)

28.1

19.1

7.3

14.9

 

Winter (%)

25.0

29.4

25.5

33.8

 

Network distance travelled (mean) (unit:m)

1103

796

1690

1028

0.0545

National road (%)

9.4

0.0

29.1

32.4

<0.0001

Road width more than 5 m (%)

50.0

0.0

100.0

100.0

<0.0001

Densely inhabited district (%)

18.8

80.9

78.2

89.2

<0.0001

Aging rate in the residential area (%)

24.2

18.3

23.0

16.4

<0.0001

Proportion of lower socioeconomic status in the census enumeration district (mean [SD]) (%)

32.8

42.1

41.1

42.9

<0.0001