General characteristics of workers hospitalised with work-related injuries according to age, January 2010–December 2014
| Workers aged 20–64 (n=10 692) | Workers aged ≥65 (n=1413) | P value* | |
| Sex, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Male | 9237 (86.4) | 966 (66.9) | |
| Female | 1455 (13.6) | 447 (33.1) | |
| Admission route, n (%)† | 0.26 | ||
| ER | 7095 (64.3) | 906 (60.8) | |
| Outpatient clinic | 3590 (35.7) | 507 (39.2) | |
| Source of healthcare payment, n (%)† | <0.001 | ||
| NHI | 5491 (49.5) | 1060 (74.3) | |
| Medical aid | 152 (1.4) | 45 (3.5) | |
| IACI | 3487 (34.1) | 186 (13.7) | |
| Car insurance | 757 (6.8) | 94 (6.3) | |
| Others | 802 (8.3) | 28 (2.2) | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index, mean (SE) | 0.05 (0.002) | 0.15 (0.012) | <0.001 |
| Duration of hospitalisation (days), mean (SE) | 20.62 (0.597) | 18.96 (0.694) | 0.06 |
| Required surgery, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 6269 (43.1) | 714 (47.9) | |
| No | 4423 (56.9) | 699 (52.1) | |
| Treatment outcome, n (%)† | 0.001 | ||
| Getting better | 10 313 (96.6) | 1338 (95.0) | |
| Unchanged/getting worse | 166 (1.7) | 20 (1.8) | |
| Dead | 85 (0.6) | 29 (1.6) | |
| Not treated | 125 (1.1) | 26 (1.7) | |
*P values were calculated using the Rao-Scott χ2 tests or Mann-Whitney tests.
†Missing values were excluded from the analysis.
ER, emergency room; IACI, Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance; NHI, National Health Insurance.