Table 1.
Group I | Group II | |
Number of patients | 28 | 7 |
Age (years) | 28 ± 3 | 33 ± 5 |
Sex | ||
Male | 22 (71%) | 6 (86%) |
Female | 9 (29%) | 1 (14%) |
Race | ||
African-American | 19 (61%) | 5 (71%) |
White | 11 (35%) | 2 (29%) |
Other | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) |
Mechanism of injury | ||
Penetrating | 20 (65%) | 4 (57%) |
Blunt | 11 (35%) | 3 (43%) |