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Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2007 Jun;69(5):473–482. doi: 10.1097/psy.0b013e31806bf393

Table 2. Comparison of In-Hospital High and Low Distress Groups on Key Demographic, Comorbidity, and Injury Variables.

Factor	Low Distress (GSI <63)		High Distress (GSI ≥63)		χ²

	n (953)^a	% (66.5)^a	n (249)^a	% (33.5)^a
Gender					7.79^*
Male	652	68.4	301	31.6
Female	147	59.0	102	41.0
Caucasian					9.92^*
Yes	593	69.3	263	30.7
No	200	59.7	135	40.3
Married					10.81^*
Yes	406	71.2	164	28.8
No	380	62.2	231	37.8
Employed					5.69^*
Yes	590	68.5	271	31.5
No	204	61.3	129	38.7
Hand injury					9.60^*
Yes	571	69.3	253	30.7
No	220	60.1	146	39.9
Face, head, or neck injury					0.23
Yes	414	67.0	204	33.0
No	371	65.7	194	34.3
Surgery required					0.91
Yes	619	65.8	322	34.2
No	165	69.0	74	31.0
Inhalation injury					0.08
Yes	82	65.1	44	34.9
No	704	66.4	357	33.6
Preburn mental health treatment					52.26^*
Yes	31	33.0	63	67.0
No	720	69.7	313	30.3
Alcohol CAGE					46.93^*
Positive	71	43.3	93	56.7
Negative	677	70.6	282	29.4
Drug CAGE					13.44^*
Positive	53	51.0	51	49.0
Negative	698	68.7	318	31.3

GSI = Global Severity Index.

p ≤ .005.

Sample numbers vary due to missing data and percentages reflect proportion of available sample size.