Table 2 :
Univariate analysis showing association between parameters and second CT
|
Second CT-scan with changes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | N (%) | Mean (SD) | P value | ||
| Present | Absent | Present | Absent | ||
| Age | |||||
| < 50 years | 25 (36.8) | 43 (63.2) | 0.030b | ||
| ≥ 50 years | 9 (69.2) | 4 (30.8) | |||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 30 (42.9) | 40 (57.1) | 0.754a | ||
| Female | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | |||
| Race | 30 (48.4) | 35 (51.6) | 0.035b | ||
| Malay & others | 4 (21.1) | 15 (78.9) | |||
| Type of Trauma | |||||
| MVA | 27 (40.9) | 39 (59.1) | 0.683b | ||
| Coexistent injury | 7 (46.7) | 8 (53.3) | |||
| Type of admission | |||||
| Direct | 7 (25.0) | 21 (75.0) | 0.024b | ||
| Referral | 27 (50.9) | 26 (49.1) | |||
| Severity | |||||
| Mild | 18 (46.2) | 21 (53.8) | 0.463b | ||
| Moderate/severe | 16 (38.1) | 26 (61.9) | |||
| GCS Status | |||||
| -Improved/unchanged | 3 (6.0) | 47 (94.0) | 0.026a | ||
| -Detoriorated | 5 (27.8) | 13 (72.2) | |||
| Blood pressure | |||||
| -Stable | 33 (41.3) | 47 (58.8) | 0.420a | ||
| -Inotrope support | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Sodium | 138.06 (4.95) | 139.09 (4.68) | 0.353c | ||
| Potasium | 3.58 (0.33) | 3.58 (0.42) | 0.934c | ||
| PT | 13.34 (1.46) | 12.56 (1.29) | 0.016c | ||
| APTT | 19.06 (3.88) | 29.52 (5.64) | 0.690c | ||
| Time interval | 179.76 (121.31) | 121.31 (159.98) | 0.053c | ||
| Hemoglobin (Hb) | 11.48 (2.39) | 12.59 (2.39) | 0.038c | ||
| Platelet | 213.71 (81.27) | 217.08 (53.97) | 0.515 | ||
a
Fisher’s Exact test applied
b
Pearson Chi-Square test applied
c
Independent t-test applied