Non-recovery (n = 95)

Recovery (n = 76)

Total (n = 171)

n

%

n

%

n

%

p-value

Whiplash grade

grade 1

32

33.7

30

39.5

62

36.3

ns

grade 2

63

66.3

46

60.5

109

63.7

Sociodemographic data

Gender

Female

65

68.4

42

55.3

107

62.6

ns

Male

30

31.6

34

44.7

64

37.4

Age

16 - 24 yrs

22

23.2

32

42.1

54

31.6

<0.05

25 - 34 yrs

32

33.7

14

18.4

46

26.9

35 - 44 yrs

25

26.3

15

19.7

40

23.4

>=45 yrs

16

16.8

15

19.7

31

18.1

Family situation

ns

Single, divorced, widowed

44

46.3

40

52.6

84

49.1

In couple

51

53.7

36

47.4

87

50.9

Educational level

ns

Secondary

31

32.6

24

31.6

55

32.2

Higher

64

67.4

52

68.4

116

67.8

Pre-accident events

Psychological history

ns

No

65

68.4

55

72.4

120

70.2

Yes

30

31.6

21

27.6

51

29.8

Birth, Adoption

<0.05

No

81

85.3

74

97.4

155

90.6

Yes

14

14.7

2

2.6

16

9.4

Death, hospital admission

<0.05

No

56

58.9

56

73.7

112

65.5

Yes

39

41.1

20

26.3

59

34.5

Break-up

ns

No

79

83.2

65

85.5

144

84.2

Yes

16

16.8

11

14.5

27

15.8