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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the blunt trauma patients

From: The association between family cohesion and disability following blunt trauma: findings from a level-I trauma center in Saudi Arabia

Variable

Family cohesion

p-value

 

weakn = 40

strongn = 209

 

Age, mean (SD)

33 (13.80)

35 (13.64)

 

Gender, count (%)

 Male

28 (70%)

163 (78%)

0.27

 Female

12 (30%)

46 (22%)

Educational level, count (%)

   

 Diploma/ university

10 (25%)

60 (28.71%)

0.33

 High school or below

23 (57.5%)

129 (61.72%)

 No education

7 (17.5%)

20 (9.57%)

Occupation, count (%)

   

 Government

18 (45%)

108 (51.67%)

0.51

 Private

2 (5%)

15 (7.18%)

 Student

4 (10%)

27 (12.92%)

 Not working / retired

16 (40%)

59 (28.23%)

Income, count (%)

   

 High

5 (12.5%)

35 (16.75%)

0.81

 Low

29 (72.5%)

143 (68.42%)

 Refused to answer

6 (15%)

31 (14.83%)

Marital status, count (%)

   

 Married

16 (40%)

98 (47.12%)

0.41

 Single

24 (60%)

110 (52.88%)

Financial provider, count (%)

   

 Yes

15 (37.5%)

94 (44.98%)

0.38

 No

25 (62.5%)

115 (55.02%)

Cause of injury, count (%)

   

 MVC

21 (52.5%)

116 (55.5%)

0.11

 Fall

14 (35%)

69 (33.01%)

 Attempted Homicide

3 (7.5%)

3 (1.44%)

 Other

2 (5%)

21 (10.05%)