. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: JAMA Surg. 2014 Jan;149(1):83–89. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4244

Table 1.

Comparison of Group Characteristics

	Geriatric Consult Group (n=85)	Control Group (n=37)	P value^*
Age	78 (±8.0)	77 (±7.8)	.56
Gender (male)	65%	46%	.053
Co-morbidity (Charlson Comorbidity Index Score⁵²)	4.6 (±2.3)	4.1 (±1.4)	.18
Injury Severity Score	13 (±9.3)	12 (±7.6)	.42
White race	86%	86%	.93
Living alone	18%	16%	.73
Living with spouse	26%	32%	.46
Any complication	26%	22%	.38
Any surgery	41%	30%	.23
Length of stay	10.5	7.1	.17
Discharge to rehabilitation at a nursing home or other facility	37%	30%	.48

Unadjusted t-tests for continuous variables (age, co-morbidity, Injury Severity Score) and Chi-squared tests for dichotomous variables (gender, race, living alone, living with spouse, any complication, any surgery). Table 2 Mean Short Functional Status (SFS) Survey Scores Pre- and Post-Injury