Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 6-year International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Conditions-10th ED-Australian modification-7TH ED core set of cases.

From: Utilising International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Conditions (ICD)-10 Australian Modification Classifications of “Health Conditions” to Achieve Population Health Surveillance in an Australian Spinal Cord Injury Cohort

ICF-10-AM7TH EDN coded cases

N

%

 Extracted cases (N[%])

504

[100]

Gender

  

 Male (M; N[%])

348

[69]

 Female (F; N[%])

156

[31]

 Totals (N[%])

504

[100]

Age at admission

  

 All cases; yrs (means/SD)

53

21

 Males; yrs (means/SD)

55*

20

 Females; yrs(means/SD)

57*

21

Ethnicity

  

 Indigenous (N[%])

25

[5.0]

 Non indigenous (N[%])

466

[92]

 Not stated (N[%])

13

[2.6]

 Totals (N[%])

504

[100]

Marital status

  

 Married (N[/%])

249

[49]

 Never married (N[/%])

142

[28]

 Widowed (N/%)

23

[4.6]

 Divorced/ Separated (N/%])

27

[5.4]

 Status unknown (N[%])

63

[13]

 Totals (N[%])

504

[100]

Employment status

  

 Employed (N[%])

144

[29]

 Unemployed (N[%])

28

[5.6]

 Student (N[%])

6

[1.2]

 Home duties (N[%])

6

[1.2]

 NA (N[%])

208

[41]

 Other (N[%])

95

[19]

 Unknown (N[%])

17

[3.4]

 Totals (N[%])

504

[100]

Social Benefits

  

 Disability (N[%])

25

[5.0]

 Age (N,[%])

65

[13]

 Unemployment (N[%])

11

[2.2]

 Any (N[%])

6

[1.2]

 NA (N[%])

217

[43]

 Other (N[%])

180

[35]

Totals (N[%])

504

[100]

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