Epidemiology of isolated hand injuries in the United Arab Emirates

Table 3 Demography and hospital stay of isolated hand injury by location of injury, Al Ain Hospital, 2003-2006 (n = 210)

Variable	Work	Road	Home	P-value
	n = 141	n = 13	n = 36
Age	32 (18-55)	40 (14-45)	11.5 (1-57)	< 0.0001
Gender
Males	98.6% (139)	100% (13)	61.1% (22)	< 0.0001
Females	1.4% (2)	0	38.9% (14)
Nationality
UAE	1.4% (2)	7.7% (1)	27.8% (10)	< 0.0001
Indian Subcontinent	76.6% (108)	46.2% (6)	30.6% (11)
Others	21.3% (30)	46.2% (6)	41.7% (15)
Hospital days	6 (1-110)	6 (2-17)	3.5 (2-22)	0.008

Twenty-six patients injured in other locations were not included; Data are presented as median (range) or number (%) as appropriate; P = Kruskall Wallis test or Fisher’s Exact test as appropriate. UAE: United Arab Emirates.