Demographic information of trauma cases involving a moped or scooter before and after increased regulation.
| Characteristic | Prelaw(N = 239) | Postlaw(N = 111) | P |
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 43.2 (15) | 47.4 (12.9) | 0.01 |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 26.5 (5.5) | 27.5 (6.4) | 0.3 |
| Race, n (%) | |||
| White | 130 (54.4) | 63 (56.8) | |
| Black | 91 (38.1) | 41 (36.9) | |
| Other | 18 (7.5) | 7 (6.3) | |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Men | 210 (87.9) | 106 (95.5) | 0.03 |
| Women | 29 (12.1) | 5 (4.5) | |
| Patient ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 234 (97.9) | 107 (96.4) | 0.47 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 (2.1) | 4 (3.6) | |
| Incidence of vertebral fractures, n (%) | |||
| Total | 47 (19.7) | 13 (11.7) | 0.09 |
| Cervical | 25 (10.5) | 10 (9) | 0.8 |
| Thoracic | 16 (6.7) | 3 (2.7) | 0.19 |
| Lumbar | 16 (6.7) | 2 (1.8) | 0.07 |
| Incidence of spinal cord injuries, n (%) | |||
| Total | 7 (2.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0.1 |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.
Note: Bolded values indicate a statistically significant finding with P < 0.05.