Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the subjects

Accident victimsControls
Participants (n)210210
Sex (n):
 Male181  (86%)181  (86%)
 Female29 (14%)29 (14%)
Mean (SD) age (y)
 Men39 (10)39 (10)
 women36 (8)36 (8)
Mean (SD) height ( cm):
 Men180 (5)178 (5)
 Women166 (3)166 (5)
Mean (SD) weight (kg):
 Men83 (11)79 (9)
 Women65 (8)65 (10)
Highest education (n):
 Primary school2 (1%)4 (2%)
 Secondary school15 (7%)12 (6%)
 Practical education/
 professional school
103 (49%)102 (49%)
 University graduate68 (32%)69 (33%)
 University, uncompleted21 (10%)23 (11%)
 Other1 (0.5%)0 (0%)
Marital status (n):
 Single24 (11%)34 (16%)
 Married166 (79%)157 (75%)
 Widowed3 (1%)2 (1%)
 Divorced11 (5%)14 (7%)
 Unknown6 (3%)3 (1%)