Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic, crash and injury-related characteristics of study participants (N = 2019)
From: Outcomes after traffic injury: mental health comorbidity and relationship with pain interference
Variables | Mean (SD), range or N (%) |
|---|---|
Age in years | 41.1 (16.5), 17–92 |
Sex | |
 Male | 1305 (64.6) |
 Female | 714 (35.4) |
Country of birth | |
 Australia | 1434 (71.0) |
 United Kingdom | 127 (6.3) |
 New Zealand | 58 (2.9) |
 Other | 400 (19.8) |
Highest educational level | |
 University or tertiary education | 789 (39.1) |
 Technical or other further education | 488 (24.2) |
 Secondary | 614 (30.4) |
 Primary or pre-primary | 126 (6.3) |
Paid work or self-employment at time of injury | |
 Yes | 1533 (75.9) |
 No | 486 (24.1) |
Pre-injury EQ. 5D summary score | 0.93 (0.14) -0.18-1 |
Pre-injury co-morbidities | |
 Yes | 1140 (56.5) |
 No | 878 (43.5) |
Pre-injury health rating | |
 Excellent | 779 (38.6) |
 Very good | 740 (36.7) |
 Good | 372 (18.4) |
 Fair | 111 (5.5) |
 Poor | 17 (0.8) |
Road user role in crash | |
 Driver | 723 (35.9) |
 Passenger | 204 (10.1) |
 Motorbike driver | 622 (30.8) |
 Pillion passenger | 6 (0.3) |
 Bicyclist | 299 (14.8) |
 Pedestrian | 139 (6.9) |
 Skateboarder | 24 (1.2) |
Areas with injuries | |
 Head or face | 603 (29.9) |
 Neck | 667 (33.0) |
 Spine or back | 777 (38.5) |
 Torso | 901 (44.6) |
 Upper extremity | 1367 (67.7) |
 Lower extremity | 1157 (57.3) |
Perceived danger of death in crash | |
 Overwhelming | 207 (10.5) |
 Great | 313 (15.8) |
 Moderate | 391 (19.8) |
 Small | 389 (19.7) |
 None | 680 (34.3) |
Self-reported time spent in hospital | |
 Did not attend | 58 (2.9) |
  < 12 h | 935 (46.3) |
  > 12 h – 24 h | 311 (15.4) |
 2–6 days | 507 (25.1) |
 7 days or more | 207 (10.3) |
Any pain since injury | |
 Yes | 1755 (86.9) |
 No | 264 (13.1) |
Baseline average pain intensity rating (in those with pain) | 4.9 (2.3) 0–10 |