Table 1. Patient Demographics Stratified by In-Hospital Statin Therapy Continuationa.
| Characteristics | Continued (n = 46) |
Discontinued (n = 15) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.75 | ||
| 55 to 79 | 30 (65%) | 11 (73%) | |
| ≥ 80 | 16 (35%) | 4 (27%) | |
| Male | 25 (53%) | 10 (67%) | 0.40 |
| BMI overweight or obese (≥ 25 kg/m2) | 29 (67%) | 4 (29%) | 0.01 |
| Pre-injury blood thinner use | 40 (87%) | 10 (67%) | 0.12 |
| ED GCS 13 - 15 | 37 (93%) | 12 (92%) | > 0.99 |
| ISS 0 - 15 | 16 (35%) | 5 (33%) | 0.92 |
| ED hypotension (< 90 mmHg) | 1 (2%) | 0 | n/a |
| ED respiratory rate (breaths/min) | 0.42 | ||
| < 10 or > 29 | 1 (2%) | 1 (7%) | |
| 10 to 29 | 44 (98%) | 13 (93%) | |
| ED tachycardia (> 100 bpm) | 7 (16%) | 3 (21%) | 0.69 |
| TRISS, probability of survival ≥ 80% | 35 (92%) | 12 (92%) | > 0.99 |
| Charlson comorbidity index | 0.32 | ||
| 2 to 3 | 7 (15%) | 4 (27%) | |
| 4 to 6 | 30 (64%) | 10 (67%) | |
| ≥ 7 | 10 (21%) | 1 (7%) | |
| Mechanism of Injury | 0.18 | ||
| Fall | 37 (80%) | 12 (80%) | |
| Motor vehicle or bicycle | 8 (17%) | 1 (7%) | |
| Other | 1 (2%) | 2 (13%) | |
| Blood product transfusion | 11 (23%) | 3 (20%) | 0.72 |
| ED ECG results | > 0.99 | ||
| Abnormal | 27 (75%) | 10 (77%) | |
| Borderline | 4 (11%) | 1 (8%) | |
| Normal | 5 (14%) | 2 (15%) | |
| ED disposition | 0.70 | ||
| Direct admission | 4 (9%) | 1 (7%) | |
| General floor | 9 (20%) | 2 (13%) | |
| Intensive care unit | 31 (67%) | 10 (67%) | |
| Step-down unit | 2 (4%) | 2 (13%) |
aNot all data will sum to their respective totals due to missing data. BMI: body mass index; ED: emergency department; GCS: glasgow coma; ISS: injury severity score; BPM: beats per minute; TRISS: trauma and injury severity score; ECG: electrocardiogram.