Demographic characteristics and disposition of foreign workers
| Characteristic | 2015 n=1095 | 2004 n=1936 | P value |
| Mean age (SD) | 32.8 (7.8) | 29.6 (6.2) | <0.0001 |
| No. of men (%) | 985 (90.0%) | 1861 (96.1%) | <0.0001 |
| Ethnicity (%) | |||
| Chinese | 246 (22.5%) | 404 (20.9%) | 0.30 |
| Indian | 260 (23.7%) | 655 (33.8%) | <0.0001 |
| Malay | 12 (1.1%) | 25 (1.3%) | 0.64 |
| Bangladeshi | 452 (41.3%) | 852 (44%) | 0.0001 |
| Others | 125 (11.4%) | ||
| Arrival (%) | |||
| Ambulance | 52 (4.7%) | 100 (5.2%) | 0.53 |
| Walk in | 1037 (94.7%) | 1836 (94.8%) | 0.61 |
| Others, for example, police vehicle | 6 (0.6%) | ||
| Type of injury | |||
| Blunt | 856 (78.2%) | 1531 (79.1%) | 0.56 |
| Penetrating | 210 (19.2%) | 329 (17%) | 0.13 |
| Chemical/thermal burns | 29 (2.6%) | 76 (3.9%) | 0.05 |
| Ocular injuries (n=148) | |||
| Wearing eye protection | 57 (38.5%) | – | – |
| No eye protection | 31 (20.9%) | – | – |
| Undocumented | 60 (40.6%) | – | – |
| Intervention | 0.0001 | ||
| Required surgery | 88 (8%) | 256 (13.2%) | |
| No surgery | 1007 (92%) | 1680 (86.8%) | |
| Disposition | 0.0001 | ||
| Discharged | 1023 (93.4%) | 1555 (80.3%) | |
| Specialist outpatient clinic | 456 (41.6%) | 439 (27.6%) | |
| Primary care | 137 (12.5%) | 464 (29.9%) | |
| No follow-up | 344 (31.4%) | 661 (42.5%) | |
| Admitted | 55 (5%) | 380 (19.6%) | |
| Died | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.1%) | |
| Others, for example, discharged against advice, absconded, referred to other hospitals | 17 (1.54%) | – | |
| Mean duration of sick leave in days (SD) | 4.3 (5.5) | 5.1 (3.4) | 0.0001 |