Table 1 Demographic characteristics of children’s hospitalizations for sports-related injuries in NSW, Australia, 2005–2013
All | N = 20,034 n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 16,260 (81.2) |
Female | 3774 (18.8) |
Age | |
5–8 years | 1900 (9.5) |
9–12 years | 4158 (20.8) |
13–15 years | 13,976 (69.8) |
Patient residencea | |
Major Cities | 14,140 (70.8) |
Inner Regional | 4304 (21.6) |
Outer regional / remote | 1517 (7.6) |
Injury location | |
Sports facility or area | 15,621 (78.0) |
School | 2601 (13.0) |
Farm or outdoors area | 702 (3.5) |
Unspecified place | 455 (2.3) |
Home | 346 (1.7) |
Public place, road or highway | 309 (1.5) |
Day of occurrence | |
Weekday | 13,244 (66.1) |
Weekend | 6790 (33.9) |
Length of hospital stay (days) | |
1 | 14,376 (71.8) |
2 | 4508 (22.5) |
3+ | 1150 (5.7) |