Table 1 Characteristics of the study population according to injury type
|  | Contusion | Laceration | Crush | Explosion | Burn | Total – n (% of total) | Statistical significance (between groups)* | Representation in city population (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total - n (% of total) | Â | 448 (56.1%) | 211 (26.4%) | 115 (14.4%) | 7 (.9%) | 18 (2.2%) | 799 (100%) | Â | Â |
Sex – n (% of sex) | Male | 324 (54.4%) | 161 (27.1%) | 92 (15.4%) | 5 (.8%) | 13 (2.2%) | 595 (74.5%) | ns. | 49% [10] |
Female | 124 (60.8%) | 50 (24.5%) | 23 (11.3%) | 2 (1%) | 5 (2.5%) | 204 (25.5%) | 51% [10] | ||
Age group – n (% of age group) | 16 or younger | 158 (58.3%) | 48 (17.7%) | 59 (21.8%) | 1 (.4%) | 5 (1.8%) | 271 (33.9%) | p < 0.0001 | 37% [9] |
17 to 65 years | 258 (53.3%) | 157 (32.4%) | 50 (10.3%) | 6 (1.2%) | 13 (2.7%) | 484 (60.6%) | 54% [9] | ||
Over 65 years | 32 (72.7%) | 6 (13.6%) | 6 (13.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 44 (5.5%) | 9% [9] | ||
Level of education (for patients over age 18) – n (% of education level) | 0–8 years | 41 (45.6%) | 38 (42.2%) | 8 (8.9%) | 1 (1.1%) | 2 (2.2%) | 90 (22.6%) | ns. | 66% [11] |
9–12 years | 96 (54.5%) | 55 (31.3%) | 16 (9.1%) | 3 (1.7%) | 6 (3.4%) | 176 (44.2%) | |||
13 years or more | 75 (56.8%) | 39 (29.5%) | 14 (10.6%) | 1 (.8%) | 3 (2.3%) | 132 (33.2%) | 34% [11] | ||
Religion – n (% of religion) | Jewish | 254 (58.1%) | 99 (22.7%) | 71 (16.2%) | 4 (.9%) | 9 (2.1%) | 437 (54.7%) | ns. | 64% [9] |
Muslim | 174 (52.6%) | 102 (30.8%) | 43 (13.0%) | 3 (.9%) | 9 (2.7%) | 331 (41.4%) | 34% [9] | ||
Jewish Religiosity – n (% of Jewish religion) | Ultra-Orthodox | 30 (39.0%) | 22 (28.6%) | 24 (31.2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.3%) | 77 (17.6%) | p = 0.008 | 35% [9] |
Religious | 58 (60.4%) | 22 (22.9%) | 12 (12.5%) | 1 (1%) | 3 (3.1%) | 96 (22%) | 31% [9] | ||
Traditional | 79 (60.8%) | 29 (22.3%) | 20 (15.4%) | 2 (1.5%) | 0 (0) | 130 (29.7%) | |||
Secular | 85 (65.4%) | 25 (19.2%) | 15 (11.5%) | 1 (.8%) | 4 (3.1%) | 130 (29.7%) | 31% [9] | ||
Setting – n (% of setting) | Work/army/ school | 120 (49.8%) | 75 (31.1%) | 37 (15.4%) | 4 (1.7%) | 5 (2.1%) | 241 (30.1%) | p < 0.001 |  |
Home | 116 (45.7%) | 86 (33.9%) | 47 (18.5%) | 1 (.4%) | 4 (1.6%) | 254 (31.2%) | Â | ||
Leisure | 202 (72.1%) | 44 (15.7%) | 24 (8.6%) | 2 (.7%) | 8 (2.9%) | 280 (35%) | Â | ||