Distribution of the 1881 childhood (0–14 years) injuries attributable to falls from beds recorded in EDISS during the three year period 1996–1998 by demographic, accident, and injury descriptive variables and type of bed (bunk bed or conventional)
| Variable | Bunk bed number (%) | Conventional bed number (%) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 0.001 | ||
| 0–4 | 94 (47.7) | 1350 (80.2) | |
| 5–9 | 80 (40.7) | 255 (15.1) | |
| 10+ | 23 (11.6) | 79 (4.7) | |
| Gender | 0.82 | ||
| Male | 109 (55.3) | 946 (56.2) | |
| Female | 88 (44.7) | 738 (43.8) | |
| Place of residence | 0.14 | ||
| Greater Athens | 182 (92.4) | 1498 (89.0) | |
| Magnesia-Corfu | 15 (7.6) | 186 (11.0) | |
| Nationality | 0.01 | ||
| Greek | 195 (99.0) | 1606 (95.4) | |
| Migrant | 2 (1.0) | 78 (4.6) | |
| Time of accident | 0.001 | ||
| 0600–0959 | 13 (6.6) | 147 (8.7) | |
| 1000–1359 | 28 (14.2) | 399 (23.7) | |
| 1400–1759 | 64 (32.5) | 458 (27.2) | |
| 1800–2159 | 69 (35.0) | 579 (34.4) | |
| 2200–0559 | 23 (11.7) | 101 (6.0) | |
| Day of accident | 0.45 | ||
| Weekday | 68 (34.5) | 537 (31.9) | |
| Weekend | 129 (65.5) | 1147 (68.1) | |
| Season of accident | 0.05 | ||
| Winter | 50 (25.4) | 343 (20.4) | |
| Spring | 49 (24.9) | 378 (22.4) | |
| Summer | 34 (17.2) | 431 (25.6) | |
| Autumn | 64 (32.5) | 532 (31.6) | |
| Activity | 0.09 | ||
| Leisure | 160 (81.2) | 1442 (85.6) | |
| Sleep | 37 (18.8) | 242 (14.4) | |
| Injured body part | 0.001 | ||
| Brain | 28 (14.2) | 96 (5.7) | |
| Skull | 46 (23.3) | 682 (40.5) | |
| Face | 53 (26.9) | 491 (29.2) | |
| Trunk | 22 (11.2) | 115 (6.8) | |
| Upper limbs | 33 (16.8) | 195 (11.6) | |
| Lower limbs | 15 (7.6) | 105 (6.2) | |
| Type of injury | 0.001 | ||
| Contusion, abrasion | 56 (28.4) | 445 (26.4) | |
| Open wound | 37 (18.8) | 496 (29.4) | |
| Fracture | 39 (19.8) | 220 (13.1) | |
| Concussion | 29 (14.7) | 91 (5.4) | |
| Other | 8 (4.1) | 69 (4.1) | |
| No injury diagnosed | 28 (14.2) | 363 (21.6) | |
| Number of injuries | 0.001 | ||
| Single | 162 (82.2) | 1562 (92.8) | |
| Multiple | 35 (17.8) | 122 (7.2) | |
| Outcome | 0.001 | ||
| Non-hospitalised | 164 (83.3) | 1586 (94.2) | |
| Hospitalised | 33 (16.7) | 98 (5.8) | |
| Total | 197 (100.0) | 1684 (100.0) |