Table 2 Age (months) by demographics, disposition, MOI, and ISS
From: Pediatric falls ages 0–4: understanding demographics, mechanisms, and injury severities
Predictor | % of Total sample | Median Age (M) | SIQR | p*,a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | .69 | |||
Male | 59.7 | 27.0 | 17.0 | |
Female | 40.3 | 28.0 | 18.0 | |
Payer | <.001 | |||
Medicaid | 66.1 | 24.5 | 16.5 | |
Private | 24.8 | 34.0 | 19.5 | |
Other | 9.1 | 32.0 | 13.0 | |
Race | <.001 | |||
Black | 30.9 | 20.5 | 16.0 | |
White | 55.0 | 29.0 | 18.0 | |
Other | 14.1 | 29.0 | 18.0 | |
Ethnicity | .06 | |||
Hispanic | 13.1 | 28.0 | 17.0 | |
Non-Hispanic | 86.7 | 27.0 | 17.5 | |
General MOI | <.001 | |||
Fall on the Same Level | 25.1 | 34.0 | 13.5 | |
Fall on/from Stairs | 5.5 | 18.0 | 12.5 | |
Multilevel Fall | 63.1 | 22.0 | 17.5 | |
Other | 6.3 | 33.5 | 12.5 | |
Specific MOI (specific) | <.001 | |||
Bed | 16.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | |
Furniture | 8.0 | 19.0 | 16.5 | |
Playground Equipment | 9.1 | 49.0 | 8.0 | |
Stairs | 5.6 | 18.0 | 12.5 | |
Other | 61.2 | 29.0 | 17.0 | |
Height of fall | .35 | |||
Fall-Under 1 m (< 3.3 ft) | 49.1 | 27.0 | 17.0 | |
Fall – 1 m - 6 m (3.3 ft–19.6 ft) | 20.3 | 27.0 | 18.0 | |
Fall – Over 6 m (> 19.6 ft) | 0.9 | 36.0 | 7.5 | |
Fall – Height unknown | 29.7 | 27.0 | 18.0 | |
ISS Levels | <.001 | |||
1–8 | 63.3 | 32.0 | 18.5 | |
9–15 | 31.7 | 23.0 | 14.0 | |
16–25 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 10.5 | |
ED disposition | .01 | |||
Floor Bed | 72.0 | 27.0 | 18.0 | |
Home without Services | 17.5 | 29.5 | 16.0 | |
Intensive Care Unit | 4.9 | 25.0 | 22.0 | |
Operating Room | 5.6 | 34.0 | 13.0 |