Table 1 Description of the study population according to the highest levels of material and social deprivation
Characteristics of the study population n (%) | Whole study population | Material deprivation Quintile 5 | Social deprivation Quintile 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 65,486 | 17,172 (26.3) | 13,247 (20.2) | |
Agee | 16-54 | 26,240 (40.1) | 7527 (28.7) | 4709 (18.0) |
55-64 | 10,054 (15.3) | 2698 (26.8) | 1839 (18.3) | |
65-74 | 8685 (13.3) | 2255 (26.0) | 1749 (20.1) | |
75-84 | 11,931 (18.2) | 2765 (23.2) | 2788 (23.4) | |
≥85 | 8576 (13.1) | 1927 (22.5) | 2162 (25.2) | |
Gendere | Male | 34,031 (52.0) | 9329 (27.4) | 6105 (17.9) |
Female | 31,455 (48.0) | 7843 (24.9) | 7142 (22.7) | |
Number of comorbidities | 0 | 43,269 (66.1) | 11,554 (26.7) | 8007 (18.5) |
1 | 12,442 (19.0) | 3168 (25.5) | 2817 (22.6) | |
2 | 5844 (8.9) | 1473 (25.2) | 1433 (24.5) | |
≥3 | 3931 (6.0) | 977 (24.9) | 990 (25.2) | |
Mechanism of injury | Motor vehicle collision | 14,707 (22.4) | 4143 (28.2) | 2244 (15.3) |
Fall | 41,170 (62.9) | 10,072 (24.5) | 9202 (22.4) | |
Penetrating | 2226 (3.4) | 774 (34.8) | 495 (22.2) | |
Other | 7383 (11.3) | 2183 (30.0) | 1306 (17.7) | |
Maximum abbreviated injury scale score | 1-2 | 26,894 (41.1) | 7428 (27.6) | 5505 (20.5) |
3 | 28,271 (43.2) | 7136 (25.2) | 5681 (20.1) | |
4 | 6787 (10.3) | 1767 (26.0) | 1251 (18.4) | |
5-6 | 3534 (5.4) | 841 (23.8) | 810 (22.9) | |
Body Region, most severe injury | Head | 12,749 (19.5) | 3333 (26.1) | 2783 (21.8) |
Thorax | 9096 (13.9) | 2486 (27.3) | 1663 (18.3) | |
Abdomen | 1854 (2.8) | 528 (28.5) | 378 (20.4) | |
Spine | 6784 (10.4) | 1687 (24.9) | 1263 (18.6) | |
Upper extremities | 11,274 (17.2) | 3041 (27.0) | 2366 (21.0) | |
Lower extremities | 23729 (36.2) | 6097 (25.7) | 4794 (20.2) | |
Glasgow coma scalef | 3-8 | 3358 (5.1) | 949 (28.3) | 602 (17.9) |
9-12 | 2010 (3.1) | 512 (25.5) | 459 (22.8) | |
13-15 | 60,118 (91.8) | 15,711 (26.1) | 12,186 (20.3) | |
Systolic blood pressuref | Normal (≥90) | 64,302 (98.2) | 16842 (26.2) | 13,012 (20.2) |
Shock (0–89) | 1184 (1.8) | 330 (27.9) | 235 (19.9) | |
Respiration ratef | Normal (10–29) | 63,869 (97.5) | 16,732 (26.2) | 12,934 (20.3) |
Abnormal (0–10; ≥30) | 1617 (2.5) | 440 (27.2) | 313 (19.4) | |
Transfer-in | No | 44,526 (68.0) | 10,190 (23.0) | 9958 (22.4) |
Yes | 20,960 (32.0) | 6982 (33.3) | 3289 (15.7) | |
Health care payer | Provincial public | 43,771 (66.9) | 11,794 (26.9) | 9210 (21.0) |
Road accidents | 11,282 (17.2) | 3019 (26.8) | 1954 (17.3) | |
Work accidents | 2903 (4.4) | 868 (29.9) | 401 (13.8) | |
Other | 3586 (5.5) | 679 (18.9) | 744 (20.8) | |
None/Unknown | 3944 (6.0) | 812 (20.6) | 938 (23.8) | |
Residential remoteness | Metropolitan Regiona | 21,282 (32.5) | 2969 (14.0) | 5975 (28.1) |
Other Regionsb | 11,214 (17.1) | 1807 (16.1) | 3065 (27.3) | |
Agglomerationsc | 11,824 (18.1) | 2654 (22.5) | 3328 (28.2) | |
Small towns & rural areasd | 21,166 (32.3) | 9742 (46.0) | 879 (4.2) | |
Discharge destination | Home | 38,276 (58.5) | 10,230 (26.7) | 6960 (18.2) |
Long stay | 4264 (6.5) | 806 (18.9) | 1146 (26.9) | |
Rehab | 6145 (9.4) | 1313 (21.4) | 1500 (24.4) | |
Acute care | 5531 (8.5) | 1842 (33.3) | 1080 (19.5) | |
Other | 11,270 (17.1) | 2981 (26.5) | 2493 (22.6) | |