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Table 2 Descriptive analysis of injury time regarding time of day and part of the week in three different periods. Significance between indicated periods was determined using Chi square analysis

From: Changes in trauma-related emergency medical services during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Western Cape, South Africa

Variables

2019

Pre-lockdown

Lockdown Level 5

p-value

       

Lockdown –

Pre-lockdown

Lockdown—2019

Pre-lockdown—2019

Total number of injuries

n = 4706 (%)

n = 4587 (%)

n = 1806 (%)

   

Time of day

Day

2282

(48.5%)

2155

(47.0%)

1046

(57.9%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.145

Night

2424

(51.5%)

2432

(53.0%)

760

(42.1%)

Part of the week

During the week

2138

(45.4%)

1943

(42.4%)

1171

(64.8%)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.05

Weekend

2568

(54.6%)

2644

(57.6%)

635

(35.2%)