Table 1. Demographic, Medical Comorbidity, and Lifestyle Characteristics of Adult Patients With Acute Traumatic SDH Stratified by Receipt of Surgical Intervention.
Variable | All Patients With SDH | Evacuated | Not Evacuated |
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(n = 1,427) | (n = 248) | (n = 1,179) | |
Male, n (%) | 901 (63%) | 163 (66%) | 738 (63%) |
Age* | |||
Mean (SD) | 58.2 (22.6) | 60.8 (21.4) | 57.6 (22.8) |
Range | 16–105 | 16–95 | 16–105 |
Age categories, n (%)* | |||
16–25 | 172 (12) | 29 (12) | 143 (12) |
26–40 | 180 (13) | 20 (8) | 160 (14) |
41–55 | 282 (20) | 33 (13) | 249 (21) |
56–70 | 270 (19) | 67 (27) | 203 (17) |
71–85 | 363 (25) | 73 (29) | 290 (25) |
>85 | 160 (11) | 26 (10) | 134 (11) |
Race, n (%)† | |||
White | 1,117 (79) | 183 (75) | 934 (80) |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 94 (7) | 25 (10) | 69 (6) |
African American | 63 (4) | 11 (4) | 52 (4) |
Native American | 25 (2) | 3 (1) | 22 (2) |
Other | 116 (8) | 23 (9) | 93 (8) |
Medical history, n (%) | |||
Hypertension* | 525 (37) | 108 (44) | 417 (35) |
Cardiac disease | 282 (20) | 54 (22) | 228 (19) |
Diabetes | 207 (15) | 39 (16) | 168 (14) |
Previous trauma* | 116 (8) | 29 (12) | 87 (7) |
Gastroenterologic disease/cirrhosis* | 119 (8) | 26 (10) | 93 (8) |
Psychiatric disease | 98 (7) | 15 (6) | 83 (7) |
Respiratory illness | 99 (7) | 17 (7) | 82 (7) |
Cancer | 106 (7) | 12 (5) | 94 (8) |
Stroke* | 106 (7) | 28 (11) | 78 (7) |
Seizure disorder | 76 (5) | 17 (7) | 59 (5) |
Dementia | 75 (5) | 16 (6) | 59 (5) |
Other* | 273 (19) | 56 (23) | 217 (18) |
Lifestyle history, n (%) | |||
Tobacco use | 174 (12) | 28 (11) | 146 (12) |
Alcohol abuse* | 171 (12) | 41 (17) | 130 (11) |
Drug abuse | 80 (6) | 8 (3) | 72 (6) |
No. comorbidities, n (%)‡ | |||
None | 367 (26) | 49 (20) | 318 (27) |
1 | 297 (21) | 48 (19) | 249 (21) |
2 | 298 (21) | 54 (22) | 244 (20) |
3 | 259 (18) | 54 (22) | 205 (17) |
4 or more | 206 (14) | 43 (17) | 163 (14) |
Unknown | 141 (10) | 24 (10) | 117 (10) |
p < 0.05.
Twelve missing values include 3 evacuated and 9 not evacuated.
Calculated as a total of medical and lifestyle history.