Table 1

Costs (mean and SD) in US$ and LOS (mean and SD) in days by demographic, injury characteristics and road user

PedestriansBicyclistsMotorcyclistsAll road users*
n (%)CostSDLOSSDn (%)CostSDLOSSDn (%)CostSDLOSSDn (%)CostSDLOSSD
Total47 (100)4173559.7866 (100)3653187.06357 (100)3552967.66470 (100)3633067.76
Age
 18–293 (6)3552434.3610 (15)4674597.36156 (44)3513057.46169 (36)3583147.46
 30–395 (11)4561488.844 (6)2933334.3367 (19)3893557.2576 (16)3893437.15
 40–498 (17)42536813.51212 (18)4063647.51068 (19)3312278.3688 (19)3502628.77
 50–597 (15)53754411.71216 (24)3292476.6444 (12)3102436.7567 (14)3392907.26
 60+24 (51)3793448.7624 (36)3392797.3622 (6)4483208.9670 (15)3873148.36
Gender
 Male27 (57)53841111.6932 (48)3442347.27293 (82)3493017.25352 (75)3633097.66
 Female20 (43)2531607.2534 (52)3853846.8664 (18)3852729.06118 (25)3632968.06
Occupation
 White-collar worker1 (2)2024.02 (3)141963.0144 (12)4103477.9547 (10)3943377.65
 Blue-collar worker4 (9)49941016.3167 (11)1991164.4380 (22)3362787.1591 (19)3332777.36
 Farmer27 (57)3983488.6543 (65)3473337.07163 (46)3492777.65233 (50)3542967.65
 Retiree/unemployed15 (32)44338410.31014 (21)5382928.6670 (20)3593337.8799 (21)3973378.37
Health insurance
 Yes8 (17)3561779.0512 (18)2952126.6556 (16)3683268.9676 (16)3562978.56
 No39 (83)4293829.8954 (82)3813377.06301 (84)3532917.35394 (84)3643087.56
MAIS
 16 (13)2181553.829 (14)2382597.41118 (5)1711174.9533 (7)1981705.47
 224 (51)3632319.1524 (36)2962986.55153 (43)3182417.45201 (43)3212477.55
 314 (30)51945013.21223 (35)4323347.35142 (40)3853177.95179 (38)4013318.26
 41 (2)38210.06 (9)3812687.7631 (9)4553818.6838 (8)4413588.57
 52 (4)9698729.0114 (6)6573985.5813 (4)5034317.31219 (4)5894657.111
Principal injured region
 Face1 (2)38810.03 (5)142653.3146 (13)2512366.6650 (11)2472296.45
 Head7 (15)2221397.965 (8)170934.4334 (10)2472346.1546 (10)2352106.25
 Spine/thorax/abdomen6 (13)2751818.065 (8)34832611.21546 (13)3772977.8657 (12)3642878.17
 Upper extremity12 (26)68241615.31213 (20)4002637.2485 (24)4053018.86110 (23)4343219.37
 Lower extremity21 (45)3723437.5540 (61)3973546.96146 (41)3783127.45207 (44)3813227.35
  • * Not including car occupants.

  • LOS, length of hospital stay; MAIS, maximum abbreviated injury scale.