Table 2.
Pre-existing comorbidities.
| A. Pre-existing comorbidities associated with alcohol-related trauma incidents | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Comorbidity (NTDB Description) | Number of Incidents | Odds Ratio1 | (95% CI) |
| Chronic Alcohol Abuse | 5,455 | 9.72 | (9.02,10.48) |
| Documented History of Cirrhosis | 250 | 2.48 | (1.89,3.26) |
| Acquired Coagulopathy | 121 | 2.23 | (1.48,3.31) |
| Chronic Pulmonary Condition | 277 | 1.90 | (1.45,2.49) |
| COPD | 1,051 | 1.42 | (1.22,1.65) |
| Chronic Drug Abuse | 1,091 | 1.18 | (1.05,1.34) |
| B. Pre-existing comorbidities associated with drug-related incidents | |||
| Comorbidity (NTDB Description) | Number of Incidents | Odds Ratio | (95% CI) |
| Chronic Drug Abuse | 5,079 | 7.80 | (7.11,8.56) |
| HIV/AIDS | 295 | 2.38 | (1.83,3.11) |
| Organic Brain Syndrome | 47 | 2.13 | (1.17,3.89) |
| Chronic Alcohol Abuse | 2,582 | 1.42 | (1.30,1.54) |
| COPD | 1,304 | 1.40 | (1.24,1.58) |
| Documented History of Cirrhosis | 235 | 1.34 | (1.02,1.80) |
| History of Psychiatric Disorders | 6,045 | 1.33 | (1.26,1.41) |
| C. Pre-existing comorbidities associated with alcohol-and-drug related incidents | |||
| Comorbidity (NTDB Description) | Number of Incidents | Odds Ratio | (95% CI) |
| Chronic Alcohol Abuse | 6,839 | 7.35 | (6.82,7.92) |
| Chronic Drug Abuse | 5,004 | 7.65 | (6.97,8.40) |
| Documented History of Cirrhosis | 249 | 1.97 | (1.46,2.65) |
| HIV/AIDS | 250 | 1.99 | (1.48,2.66) |
1. All odds ratios are significant at the α = 0.01 level.