From: Retrospective evaluation versus population norms for the measurement of baseline health status
 | Pre-injury | 5-monthspost-injury | 12-monthspost-injury | NZ generalpopulationsurvey |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 2842 | 1470 | 2262 | 1250 |
Age: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
18-24 | 14.4% | 13.1% | 12.1% | 7.0% |
25-34 | 20.8% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 13.3% |
35-44 | 22.5% | 23.5% | 22.5% | 20.4% |
45-54 | 24.5% | 26.5% | 26.3% | 20.2% |
55-64 | 17.8% | 17.4% | 19.6% | 16.4% |
65+ | – | – | – | 21.0% |
Not reported | – | – | – | 1.8% |
Sex: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 61.4% | 60.8% | 58.9% | 42.7% |
Female | 38.6% | 39.2% | 41.1% | 56.0% |
Not reported | – | – | – | 1.3% |
Recovery Status: |  | n = 1248 | n = 1937 |  |
Recovered | Â | 23.0% | 36.4% | Â |
Not recovered | Â | 77.0% | 63.6% | Â |
Injury Type: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Intracranial | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.8% | Â |
Head/necksuperficial | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.6% | Â |
Spine dislocation,sprain, or strain | 16.1% | 15.3% | 15.9% | Â |
Upper extremityfracture | 17.7% | 20.5% | 17.6% | Â |
Upper extremitydislocation,sprain, or strain | 14.3% | 15.1% | 13.7% | Â |
Upper extremityopen wound | 6.0% | 6.1% | 5.8% | Â |
Upper extremitysuperficial | 5.0% | 4.8% | 4.9% | Â |
Lower extremityfracture | 17.2% | 18.0% | 18.1% | Â |
Lower extremitydislocation, sprain,or strain | 24.6% | 21.9% | 25.2% | Â |
Lower extremityopen wound | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% | Â |
Lower extremitysuperficial | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.5% | Â |
Other injuryregion/nature | 17.1% | 19.3% | 17.4% | Â |
UnadjustedEQ-5Dsocial tariff | 0.94 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.82 |