Table 4 Mean emergency department pain scores (0–10 scale) for younger and older adults by patient and collision characteristics
|  | Age 18-64 | Age ≥65 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | N | Mean (95% CI) | N | Mean (95% CI) |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 565 | 5.7 (5.5,5.9) | 52 | 5.6 (4.9,6.3) |
Male | 369 | 5.3 (5.0,5.5) | 44 | 5.4 (4.6,6.3) |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
8-11 years | 42 | 7.1 (6.3,7.9) | 11 | 6.2 (4.6,7.8) |
High school | 180 | 5.8 (5.5,6.1) | 20 | 5.4 (4.3,6.4) |
Post high school | 365 | 5.9 (5.7,6.1) | 28 | 6.2 (5.1,7.2) |
College grad | 234 | 5.0 (4.7,5.3) | 29 | 5.5 (4.5,6.4) |
Post grad | 111 | 4.4 (4.0,4.8) | 17 | 4.3 (3.2,5.4) |
Pain catastrophizing | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 409 | 6.1 (5.9,6.3) | 31 | 6.4 (5.5,7.2) |
No | 513 | 5.1 (4.9,5.3) | 63 | 5.1 (4.4,5.7) |
Depressive symptoms | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 191 | 6.0 (5.6,6.3) | 22 | 6.5 (5.6,7.5) |
No | 741 | 5.4 (5.2,5.6) | 68 | 5.0 (4.4,5.6) |
Driver | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 801 | 5.5 (5.3-5.6) | 79 | 5.4 (4.8,5.9) |
No | 133 | 5.9 (5.5-6.3) | 15 | 6.1 (4.5,7.8) |
Rear-ended | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 334 | 5.5 (5.2,5.8) | 26 | 5.6 (4.6,6.5) |
No | 600 | 5.6 (5.4,5.7) | 68 | 5.5 (4.8,6.1) |
Damage severity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Severe | 500 | 5.5 (5.3,5.7) | 35 | 5.3 (4.5,6.1) |
Moderate | 276 | 5.6 (5.3,5.9) | 43 | 5.7 (5.0,6.5) |
No or minor | 127 | 5.2 (4.7,5.6) | 11 | 4.2 (2.6,5.8) |