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Table IV

Description of patients' characteristics and of jaw fractures according to age categories.

  Age < 30 (n = 80) Age ≥ 30 (n = 62) P-value
Centre, N (%) Private hospital 46 (57.5) 32 (51.6) 0.481
  Public hospital 34 (42.5) 30 (48.4)  
Gender, N (%) Women 11 (13.8) 11 (17.7) 0.511
  Men 69 (86.3) 51 (82.3)  
Cause of fracture, N (%) Assault 54 (67.5) 26 (41.9) 0.012
  Fall 18 (22.5) 25 (40.3)  
  Road traffic accident 7 (8.8) 7 (11.3)  
  Other 1 (1.3) 4 (6.5)  
Polytrauma, N (%) No 78 (97.5) 58 (93.5) 0.402
  Yes 2 (2.5) 4 (6.5)  
Affected jaw, N (%) Mandible 77 (96.3) 58 (93.5) 0.702
  Maxilla 3 (3.8) 4 (6.5)  
Number of fractures, N (%) 1 31 (38.8) 31 (50.0) 0.181
  >1 49 (61.3) 31 (50.0)  
Anatomic distribution, N (%) Angle only 8 (10.0) 8 (12.9) 0.512
  Body only 6 (7.5) 6 (9.7)  
  Condyle only 8 (10.0) 8 (12.9)  
  Symphysis only 5 (6.3) 4 (6.5)  
  Angle + body 7 (8.8) 4 (6.5)  
  Body + condyle 2 (2.5) 1 (1.6)  
  Symphysis + condyle 9 (11.3) 3 (4.8)  
  Symphysis + angle 10 (12.5) 10 (16.1)  
  Condyle + angle 0 (0.0) 1 (1.6)  
  Body + symphysis 13 (16.3) 7 (11.3)  
  Bicondyle 7 (8.8) 1 (1.6)  
  Biangle 0 (0.0) 1 (1.6)  
  Bisymphysis 0 (0.0) 2 (3.2)  
  Missing 5 (6.3) 6 (9.7)  
Length of stay (days) Mean (SD) 1.78 (1.46) 1.86 (2.01) 0.803
Length of stay in categories, N (%) 0 6 (7.5) 8 (12.9) 0.904
  1 34 (42.5) 21 (33.9)  
  2 26 (32.5) 18 (29.0)  
  3 ou plus 11 (13.8) 10 (16.1)  
  Missing 3 (3.8) 5 (8.1)  

1Chi-test; 2Fisher test; 3 t-test; 4Cochrane-Armitage trend test.

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