Number of head injury deaths and head injury mortality rates by cause of injury in the 0–14 years age group in Scotland (1986–95); with linear regression results (adjusted R2and associated p value)
| Cause of injury | 1986–1995 Total Deaths (%) Mean annual rate per 100 000 | Rates ratio male:female | Mortality rate per 100 000 1986/87 | Mortality rate per 100 000 1994/95 | Difference 1986/87–1994/95 | Adjusted R2 (%) (regression coefficient) | Associated p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean annual populations: 1986/95 – 966119, 1986/87 – 973410, 1994/95 – 972676. | |||||||
| Pedestrian accident | 118 (41) 1.2 | 1.5 : 1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | −74% | 89 (−0.4) | 0.010 |
| Other road traffic accident | 89 (31) 0.9 | 1.6 : 1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | −17% | −33 (0.01) | 0.927 |
| Falls | 32 (11) 0.3 | 2.5 : 1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | −50% | 22 (−0.04) | 0.243 |
| Assault | 24 (8) 0.3 | 1.5 : 1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | −33% | −17 (−0.03) | 0.561 |
| Other | 27 (9) 0.3 | 2 : 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | −32 (0) | 0.865 |
| Total | 290 (100) 3.0 | 1.7 : 1 | 4.4 | 2.1 | −52% | 78 (−0.5) | 0.030 |