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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (n = 3203)

From: Prehospital factors associated with mortality among road traffic injury patients: analysis of Cameroon trauma registry data

Variable

Categories

Frequency (%)

Age (years)

0–9

110 (3.43)

 

10–19

324 (10.12)

 

20–29

981 (30.63)

 

30–39

755 (23.57)

 

40–49

517 (16.14)

 

50–59

262 (8.18)

 

60–69

158 (4.93)

 

> 70

96 (3.0)

Sex

Male

2472 (77.18)

 

Female

731 (22.82)

Education level

No formal education

199 (6.21)

 

Primary education

618 (19.29)

 

Secondary education

2009 (62.73)

 

University education

377 (11.77)

Occupation

Employed

1189 (37.12)

 

Manual laborer

999 (31.19)

 

Unemployed/child

790 (24.66)

 

Farmer

225 (7.02)

Urban vs. rural residence

Urban

2598 (80.11)

 

Rural

605 (18.89)

Transportation during crash

Motorcycle

2102 (65.63)

 

Pedestrian

585 (18.26)

 

Private 4 or more-wheel vehicle

211 (6.59)

 

Commercial 4 or more-wheel vehicle

208 (6.49)

 

Truck

74 (2.31)

 

Others

23 (0.72)