Table 2.
Trauma patients with incidental findings
| Characteristic | Total-body CT (n = 541) | Standard work-up (n = 542) | Rate ratio (95%CI) | p | Adjusted rate ratio* (95%CI) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with incidental findings, n (%) | 232 (42.9) | 176 (32.5) | 1.524 (1.251–1.856) | <0.001† | 1.531 (1.274–1.840) | <0.001† |
| Major relevance | 23 (4.3) | 9 (1.7) | 2.672 (1.243–5.744) | 0.012‡ | 2.851 (1.337–6.077) | 0.007‡ |
| Moderate relevance | 120 (22.2) | 86 (15.9) | 1.394 (1.051–1.849) | 0.021‡ | 1.421 (1.088–1.854) | 0.010‡ |
| Minor relevance | 172 (31.8) | 129 (23.8) | 1.551 (1.240–1.940) | <0.001† | 1.536 (1.238–1.905) | <0.001† |
*Adjusted for age, sex and centre, † Wald test with assumption of negative binomial distribution, ‡ Wald test with assumption of Poisson distribution
95 %CI = 95 % confidence interval