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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Accuracy of ct evaluation for cervical spine clearance in the ground level fall population – a retrospective cohort study

Characteristics

Non-GLF

 

GLF

  

n

%

n

%

p

All

14,986

80.9

3520

19.1

 

Sex—Female

3712

24.8

1874

53.2

 < 0.001

Patients with C-spine Injury

1713

11.4

349

9.9

0.029

Total Injuries

2483

 

543

  

Types of C-spine Injury

 Fracture

1610

64.8

361

66.5

 < 0.001

 Dislocation

84

3.4

16

2.9

0.69

 Cord Injury

144

5.8

48

8.8

 < 0.001

 Central Cord Syndrome

40

1.6

21

3.7

 < 0.001

 Sprain

645

26.0

97

17.9

0.24

 Multiple Injuries

478

19.3

114

21.0

0.9

 

Non-GLF

  

GLF

 

mean

  

mean

p

 Injury Severity Score

12.19

  

9.93

 < 0.001

 Total GCS

13.7

  

14.22

0.077

 Age

41.34

  

68.3

 < 0.001

 BMI

28.85

  

28.1

0.047

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