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Table 1 Patient and road collision characteristics according to type of user

From: Characteristics and comparison between e-scooters and bicycle-related trauma: a multicentre cross-sectional analysis of data from a road collision registry

 

E-scooter,

n = 825 (29.7)

Bicycle,

n = 1,954 (70.3)

p

Total population

n = 2,779

Age, years, median [IQR]

24 [20–32]

29 [20–45]

< 0.001

27 [20–41]

 0–9

14 (1.7)

128 (6.6)

< 0.001

142 (5.1)

 10–29

551 (66.8)

881 (45.1)

< 0.001

1,432 (51.5)

 30–44

183 (22.2)

448 (22.9)

0.67

631 (22.7)

 45–64

73 (8.9)

393 (20.1)

< 0.001

466 (16.8)

  ≥ 65

4 (0.5)

104 (5.3)

< 0.001

108 (3.9)

Sex, male

534 (64.2)

1435 (73.4)

< 0.001

1,969 (70.9)

Third party

 None

612 (74.2)

1,324 (67.7)

< 0.001

1,936 (69.7)

 Stationary itema

74 (9.0)

169 (8.7)

0.78

243 (8.7)

 Bicycle, scooter, pedestrian, skateboard

13 (1.6)

74 (3.8)

0.002

87 (3.1)

 Motorcycle

7 (0.9)

14 (0.7)

0.71

21 (0.8)

 Car

115 (13.9)

335 (17.1)

0.036

450 (16.2)

 Bus, train, truck, tram

4 (0.5)

31 (1.6)

0.018

35 (1.3)

Time of day, n = 1,610

 Morning, 6AM-11.59AM

76 (20.0)

85 (7.0)

< 0.001

395 (24.6)

 Afternoon, 12AM-5.59PM

123 (32.4)

319 (26.1)

0.35

620 (38.5)

 Evening, 6PM-11.59PM

101 (26.6)

497 (40.8)

< 0.001

419 (26)

 Night, 12AM-5.59AM

91 (24.0)

319 (26.1)

< 0.001

176 (10.9)

Day of the week, n = 2,763

 Weekdays

534 (66.3)

1,345 (69.0)

0.035

1,879 (68.0)

 Weekend

279 (34.7)

605 (31.0)

0.14

884 (32.0)

Season, n = 2,763

 Spring

269 (33.1)

569 (29.2)

0.067

838 (30.3)

 Summer

248 (30.5)

642 (32.9)

< 0.001

890 (32.2)

 Fall

232 (28.5)

391 (20.1)

< 0.001

623 (22.6)

 Winter

64 (7.9)

348 (17.8)

< 0.001

412 (14.9)

Type of road, n = 2,639

 City street

763 (98.8)

1,708 (91.5)

< 0.001

2,471 (93.6)

 Secondary road

0 (0)

56 (3.0)

-

56 (2.1)

 Primary road

0 (0)

2 (0.1)

-

2 (0.08)

 Freeway

0 (0)

1 (0.05)

-

1 (0.04)

 Other (country/forest path…)

9 (1.2)

100 (5.4)

< 0.001

109 (4.1)

Helmet, yes, n = 2,686

50 (6.1)

572 (30.7)

< 0.001

622 (23.2)

  1. Bold p values denote a significant difference between groups
  2. aIncluding parked vehicles