Table 2 Distribution of traffic accidents epidemiological data
From: Unnatural death in the elderly: a retrospective study of medicolegal autopsies in Northern Tunisia
Pedestrian n (%) | Motorcyclist n (%) | Vehicle driver n (%) | Passenger n (%) | Pedal cyclist n (%) | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of cases | 120 (75%) | 16 (10%) | 8 (5%) | 11 (6.9%) | 5 (3.1%) | 160 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 85 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 120 (75%) |
Female | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 (25%) |
Age | ||||||
65–69 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 (20%) |
70–74 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 38 (23.8%) |
75–79 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 43 (26.9%) |
80–84 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 (17.5%) |
≥ 85 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 (11.8%) |
Mean age | 76 (± 6.5) | 72.5 (± 4.8) | 72 (± 6.6) | 77 (± 7) | 74.6 (± 6.3) | 75.9 (± 6.6) |
Origin | ||||||
Urban | 77 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 96 (60%) |
Rural | 43 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 64 (40%) |
Day of death | ||||||
Monday | 46 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 60 (37.5%) |
Tuesday | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 (11.2%) |
Wednesday | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 (6.9%) |
Thursday | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 (10.7%) |
Friday | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 (12.5%) |
Saturday | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 (15%) |
Sunday | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (6.2%) |
Organic disease history | ||||||
Cardiovascular disease | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 (25%) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 (8.5%) |