Table 2 Age differences in the clinical characteristics of TSFs among the elderly.
From: Epidemiological characteristics of traumatic spinal fractures among the elderly in China
Data | 60–70 | 70–80 | ≥ 80 | P1;P2;P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 686 | 533 | 196 | |
Male/Female (sex ratio) | 244/442 (0.6) | 160/373 (0.4) | 67/129 (0.5) | 0.048;0.785;0.324 |
Chronic disease | ||||
Hypertension | 73 (10.6%) | 72 (13.5%) | 49 (25.0%) | 0.149;< 0.001;< 0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 36 (5.2%) | 32 (6.0%) | 16 (8.2%) | each > 0.05 |
Heart disease | 36 (5.2%) | 44 (8.3%) | 28 (14.3%) | 0.047;< 0.001;0.023 |
Lung disease | 20 (2.9%) | 19 (3.6%) | 25 (12.8%) | 0.635;< 0.001;< 0.001 |
Tumor | 9 (1.3%) | 11 (2.1%) | 6 (3.1%) | each > 0.05 |
Previous history | ||||
Smoking | 73 (10.6%) | 34 (6.4%) | 15 (7.7%) | 0.012;0.273;0.658 |
Drinking | 27 (3.9%) | 11 (2.1%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0.089;0.029;0.257 |
Injury season | ||||
Spring | 150 (21.9%) | 132 (24.8%) | 39 (19.9%) | each > 0.05 |
Summer | 179 (26.1%) | 129 (24.2%) | 43 (21.9%) | each > 0.05 |
Autumn | 179 (26.1%) | 139 (26.1%) | 54 (27.6%) | each > 0.05 |
Winter | 178 (25.9%) | 133 (25.0%) | 60 (30.6%) | each > 0.05 |
Injury cause | ||||
RTCs | 80 (11.7%) | 29 (5.5%) | 4 (2.0%) | < 0.001;< 0.001;0.079 |
LHF | 281 (41.0%) | 209 (39.3%) | 76 (38.8%) | each > 0.05 |
HHF | 77 (11.2%) | 17 (3.2%) | 1 (0.5%) | < 0.001;< 0.001;0.072 |
DFI | 104 (15.2%) | 255 (47.9%) | 112 (57.1%) | < 0.001;< 0.001;0.032 |
Others | 34 (5.0%) | 23 (4.3%) | 3 (1.5%) | each > 0.05 |
Injury circumstances | ||||
Indoors | 128 (18.7%) | 152 (28.6%) | 68 (34.7%) | < 0.001;< 0.001;0.129 |
Outdoors | 448 (65.3%) | 236 (44.4%) | 55 (28.1%) | < 0.001;< 0.001;< 0.001 |
Others | 110 (16.0%) | 145 (27.3%) | 73 (37.2%) | < 0.001;< 0.001;0.011 |
Coma after injury | 20 (2.9%) | 6 (1.1%) | 1 (0.5%) | each > 0.05 |
Associated injuries | ||||
LLFs | 20 (2.9%) | 9 (1.7%) | 6 (3.1%) | each > 0.05 |
ULFs | 11 (1.6%) | 10 (1.9%) | 0 | each > 0.05 |
PFs | 13 (1.9%) | 5 (0.9%) | 2 (1.0%) | each > 0.05 |
RFs | 39 (5.7%) | 12 (2.3%) | 3 (1.5%) | 0.005;0.027;0.754 |
CCIs | 35 (5.1%) | 11 (2.1%) | 2 (1.0%) | 0.009;0.021;0.530 |
ITIs | 59 (8.6%) | 14 (2.6%) | 4 (2.0%) | < 0.001;0.003;0.855 |
IAIs | 6 (0.9%) | 1 (0.2%) | 0 | each > 0.05 |
Complications | ||||
DVT | 6 (0.9%) | 5 (0.9%) | 3 (1.5%) | each > 0.05 |
Pneumonia | 13 (1.9%) | 7 (1.3%) | 1 (0.5%) | each > 0.05 |
Pressure sores | 3 (0.4%) | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | each > 0.05 |
Urinary infection | 2 (0.3%) | 1 (0.2%) | 0 | each > 0.05 |
Dead | 1 (0.1%) | 0 | 0 | each > 0.05 |
Fracture location | ||||
C | 64 (9.3%) | 25 (4.7%) | 5 (2.6%) | 0.003;0.003;0.281 |
T | 221 (32.2%) | 178 (33.5%) | 57 (29.1%) | each > 0.05 |
L | 299 (43.6%) | 230 (43.2%) | 94 (48.0%) | each > 0.05 |
C + T | 4 (0.6%) | 2 (0.4%) | 0 | each > 0.05 |
C + L | 2 (0.3%) | 0 | 0 | each > 0.05 or NM |
T + L | 93 (13.6%) | 98 (18.4%) | 40 (20.4%) | 0.026;0.024;0.609 |
Others | 3 (0.4%) | 0 | 0 | each > 0.05 or NM |
NSFs | 126 (18.4%) | 114 (21.4%) | 41 (20.9%) | each > 0.05 |
SCI | ||||
A | 44 (6.4%) | 7 (1.3%) | 0 | < 0.001;0.001;0.236 |
B | 6 (0.9%) | 2 (0.4%) | 2 (1.0%) | each > 0.05 |
C | 19 (2.8%) | 6 (1.1%) | 2 (1.0%) | each > 0.05 |
D | 70 (10.2%) | 49 (9.2%) | 14 (7.1%) | each > 0.05 |
E | 547 (79.7%) | 469 (88.2%) | 178 (90.8%) | < 0.001;0.001;0.348 |
