Table 2.
Variable | Caucasian (n=176,862) | Black (n= 27,242) | Hispanic (n= 22,331) | Asian (n= 4,007) | p Value |
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Age, y (range) | 44 (26–61) | 39 (25–51) | 31 (23–45) | 45 (27–63) | <0.001 |
ED GCS (range) | 15 (5–15) | 14 (3–15) | 14 (4–15) | 15 (10–15) | <0.001 |
ISS (range) | 24 (18–29) | 24 (18–29) | 24 (18–29) | 25 (18–29) | 0.036 |
TRISS survival probability (range) | 0.94 (0.79–0.98) | 0.96 (0.81–0.98) | 0.94 (0.75–0.98) | 0.94 (0.75–0.98) | <0.001 |
Hypotensive, % | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 10.4 | <0.001 |
ED to OR, % | 17.6 | 19.3 | 21.3 | 19.6 | <0.001 |
p<0.001 Considered statistically significant. Independent Kruskal-Wallis and Chi-Square statistic testing across the four racial groups was utilized.
ED GCS, emergency department Glasgow Coma Score; ISS, injury severity score; TRISS, Trauma Score – Injury Severity Score; OR, operating room.