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Table 1 General characteristics of study participants as of year 2018

From: Effect of on-site first aid for industrial injuries on healthcare utilization after medical treatment: a 4-year retrospective longitudinal study

Variables

No first aid

On-site first aid

N

(%)

N

(%)

Total

1252

(100.0)

1840

(100.0)

Sex

    
 

Male

1012

(80.8)

1550

(84.2)

 

Female

240

(19.2)

290

(15.8)

Age

    
 

Below 30s

209

(16.7)

313

(17.0)

 

40s

238

(19.0)

395

(21.5)

 

50s

447

(35.7)

648

(35.2)

 

Above 60s

358

(28.6)

484

(26.3)

Education level

    
 

High school graduation or lower

1007

(80.4)

1464

(79.6)

 

University or higher

245

(19.6)

376

(20.4)

Current economic activity

    
 

Employed

380

(30.4)

559

(30.4)

 

Unemployed

85

(6.8)

111

(6.0)

 

Economically inactive population

787

(62.9)

1170

(63.6)

Current household income

    
 

Lowest quintile

127

(10.1)

146

(7.9)

 

Second quintile

325

(26.0)

418

(22.7)

 

Middle quintile

344

(27.5)

553

(30.1)

 

Fourth quintile

301

(24.0)

465

(25.3)

 

Top quintile

155

(12.4)

258

(14.0)

Area of residence

    
 

Metropolitan

618

(49.4)

877

(47.7)

 

Province(rural)

634

(50.6)

963

(52.3)

Past medical history before accident

    
 

Without chronic disease

920

(73.5)

1414

(76.8)

 

With chronic disease

332

(26.5)

426

(23.2)

Type of injury

    
 

Fracture

777

(62.1)

1102

(59.9)

 

Sprained

27

(2.2)

20

(1.1)

 

Back pain/Musculoskeletal disease

27

(2.2)

19

(1.0)

 

Amputation

90

(7.2)

232

(12.6)

 

Cuts

6

(0.4)

18

(1.0)

 

Bruising/Concussion

34

(2.7)

19

(1.0)

 

Rupture/Laceration

204

(16.3)

310

(16.8)

 

Burns

31

(2.5)

66

(3.6)

 

Others

56

(4.5)

54

(3.9)

Disability grade

    
 

Grade 1 ~ 3

20

(1.6)

48

(2.6)

 

Grade 4 ~ 7

77

(6.2)

160

(8.7)

 

Grade 8 ~ 9

125

(10.0)

218

(11.8)

 

Grade 10 ~ 12

369

(29.5)

472

(25.7)

 

Grade 13 ~ 14

383

(30.6)

583

(31.7)

 

No disability

278

(22.2)

359

(19.5)

Period of medicaltreatment

    
 

Less than 3 months

269

(21.5)

337

(18.3)

 

3 ~ 12 months

840

(67.1)

1236

(67.2)

 

More than 1 year

143

(11.4)

267

(14.5)