Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Black (n = 30,458) | White (n = 161,429) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age, years (median, IQR) | 36 (24, 50) | 51 (33, 74) | <.001 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 22,943 (75.3) | 96,374 (59.7) | <.001 |
| Female | 7,515 (24.7) | 65,055 (40.3) | |
| Transfer from other hospital | |||
| Transferred in | 4,512 (14.8) | 46,594 (28.9) | <.001 |
| Not transferred in | 25,946 (85.2) | 114,835 (71.1) | |
| Glasgow coma scale motor | |||
| GCS motor = 1 | 3,108 (10.2) | 11,926 (7.4) | <.001 |
| GCS motor = 2 | 69 (0.2) | 408 (0.3) | |
| GCS motor = 3 | 113 (0.4) | 558 (0.4) | |
| GCS motor = 4 | 481 (1.6) | 1,842 (1.1) | |
| GCS motor = 5 | 975 (3.2) | 4,254 (2.6) | |
| GCS motor = 6 | 23,826 (78.2) | 131,079 (81.2) | |
| Missing | 1,886 (6.2) | 11,362 (7.0) | |
| Systolic blood pressure | |||
| 0–30 | 1,483 (4.9) | 1,412 (0.9) | <.001 |
| 31–60 | 182 (0.6) | 426 (0.3) | |
| 61–90 | 1,215 (4.0) | 3,895 (2.4) | |
| 91–160 | 22,043 (72.4) | 121,694 (75.4) | |
| 161–220 | 4,509(14.8) | 29,705 (18.4) | |
| >220 | 175 (0.6) | 1,043 (0.7) | |
| Missing | 851 (2.8) | 3,254 (2.0) | |
| Mechanism of trauma | |||
| Blunt | 10,098 (33.2) | 69,529 (43.1) | <.001 |
| Motor vehicle accident | 4,885 (16.0) | 45,581 (28.2) | |
| Gunshot | 8,269 (27.2) | 2,913 (1.8) | |
| Stab | 2,432 (8.0) | 4,307 (2.7) | |
| Pedestrian trauma | 2,604 (8.6) | 14,007 (8.7) | |
| Low-fall | 2,170 (7.1) | 25,092 (15.5) | |
| Mortality | 2,875 (9.4) | 9,401 (5.8) | <.001 |
| Death or major complication | 4,934 (16.2) | 18,917 (11.7) | <.001 |
GCS motor, motor component of the Glasgow coma scale; IQR, interquartile range.