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Table 3 Summary of variables and difference in injury severity

From: The epidemiology of childhood brain injury in the state of Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Variable

Mean (SD)

Injury Severity (GCS)

Gender

 - Male

12.30 (4.536)

 

 - Female

13.59 (3.610)

P = 0.001

Type of admission

 - Transferred/ Referred

10.99 (4.971)

 

 - Direct

13.11 (4.039)

p < 0.001

Use of helmet

 - Yes

13.58 (3.631)

 

 - No

13.07 (4.003)

P > 0.05

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BMC Pediatrics

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