Table 1 Comparison of baseline demographics of patients between traumatic musculoskeletal injury and non-traumatic disorder
Traumatic injuries | Non-traumatic disorders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total No. | 10,442 | 16,395 | |||
Average age (y) | 33.7 | 15–60 y | 36.4 | 15-60y | |
Age distribution | 15–19 y | 573 | 5.5% | 1093 | 6.7% |
20–29 y | 3646 | 34.9% | 4154 | 25.3% | |
30–39 y | 2864 | 27.4% | 3789 | 23.1% | |
40–49 y | 2452 | 23.5% | 4952 | 30.2% | |
50–60 y | 907 | 8.7% | 2394 | 14.6% | |
non-responder | 13 | 0.0% | |||
Sex | male | 9701 | 93.2% | 15,138 | 92.6% |
female | 660 | 6.3% | 1140 | 7.0% | |
non-responder | 81 | 0.8% | 117 | 0.7% | |
Alcohol habit | drink everyday | 2132 | 21.0% | 3363 | 20.5% |
drink sometimes | 6290 | 60.2% | 9850 | 60.1% | |
non-drinker | 1472 | 14.5% | 2314 | 14.1% | |
non-responder | 548 | 5.2% | 868 | 5.3% | |
Smoking habit | smoker | 3974 | 38.1% | 6289 | 38.4% |
non-smoker | 6138 | 58.8% | 9564 | 58.3% | |
non-responder | 330 | 3.2% | 542 | 3.3% | |
Uniformed service | Ground Force | 6752 | 64.7% | 11,066 | 67.5% |
Maritime Force | 2593 | 24.8% | 3988 | 24.3% | |
Air Force | 528 | 5.1% | 967 | 5.9% | |
non-responder | 569 | 5.4% | 374 | 2.3% | |
Rank | Officer | 1603 | 15.4% | 3418 | 20.8% |
Enlisted | 5829 | 55.8% | 8941 | 54.5% | |
Soldier | 2194 | 21.0% | 3313 | 20.2% | |
Cadet | 572 | 5.5% | 374 | 2.3% | |
non-responder | 244 | 2.3% | 349 | 2.1% | |