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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 5002 younger and older injured ATV users

From: Age and the risk of All-Terrain Vehicle-related injuries in children and adolescents: a cross sectional study

Variable

Adults (≥16 yrs)

Youth (< 16 yrs)

p

n = 2119 (42.4%)

n = 2883 (57.6%)

Gender

Male (%)

1676 (79.1)

2006 (69.6)

< 0.01

Driver Status

Driver (%)

1426 (67.3)

1224 (42.5)

< 0.001

Helmet Use

Yes (%)

799 (37.7)

1288 (44.7)

< 0.001

Era of Injury

1990–1995 (%)

233 (11.0)

460 (16.0)

< 0.001

1996–2000 (%)

510 (24.1)

762 (26.4)

 

2001–2005 (%)

661 (31.2)

881 (30.6)

 

2006–2010 (%)

715 (33.7)

780 (27.1)

 

Region

Easterna (%)

669 (31.6)

1110 (38.5)

< 0.001

Centralb (%)

1256 (59.3)

1376 (47.7)

< 0.001

Westernc (%)

194 (9.2)

397 (13.8)

< 0.001

Admission Status

Admitted (%)

728 (34.4)

1015 (35.2)

NS

Injury Severity

Mild (%)

1257 (59.3)

1752 (59.8)

NS

Moderate (%)

430 (20.3)

681 (23.6)

NS

Serious (%)

364 (17.2)

343 (11.9)

< 0.001

Fatal (%)

2 (0.1)

6 (0.2)

 
  1. aEastern Region = Centres within provinces of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Quebec; bCentral Region = Centres within provinces of Manitoba and Ontario and cWestern Region = Centres within Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories
  2. NS not significantly different from adults
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