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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Nov;73(5):1348–1354. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31826fcb30

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



(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.