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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of road traffic injured from León and Guadalajara, Mexico

From: Factors associated with the severity of road traffic injuries from emergency department based surveillance system in two Mexican cities

Variables

Guadalajara

León

Total

N = 839

N = 2185

N = 3024

%

%

%

Sexa

Female

23.6

23.4

23.5

Male

75.9

76.3

76.2

Not specified

0.5

0.3

0.3

Age groupb

Under 10

0.4

6.0

4.4

10-19

23.0

25.3

24.6

20–34

42.7

38.5

39.7

35–59

28.1

24.3

25.4

60 years and older

5.6

5.7

5.7

Not specified

0.2

0.3

0.3

Medical Insuranceb

Uninsured

18.7

32.5

28.7

Insured

80.7

65.7

69.8

Not specified

0.6

1.8

1.5

Schoolingb

Less than 6 years

16.7

22.9

21.2

6–8 years

17.4

20.8

19.8

9–11 years

36.1

39.9

38.9

12 and more years

27.2

13.7

17.4

Not specified

2.6

2.8

2.7

Road userb

Pedestrians

15.5

23.1

21.0

Cyclists

11.9

22.6

19.6

Motorcyclists

39.0

26.4

29.9

Four-wheeled & other vehicle occupants

33.6

27.9

29.5

  1. a p-value ≥0.05; b p-value < 0.001