Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Black and White Patients

	Black Patients n=243,286 (22.88)	White Patients n=820,028 (77.12)	p value
Male	186,118 (76.50)	568,090 (69.28)	<0.001
Female	57,117 (23.48)	251,158 (30.63)
Age
16–25	83,262 (34.22)	207,983 (25.36)	<0.001
26–35	55,769 (22.92)	141,773 (17.29)
36–45	43,426 (17.85)	149,546 (18.24)
46–55	40,338 (16.58)	178,302 (21.74)
56–65	20,491 (8.42)	142,424 (17.37)
Insurance Status
Insured	127,820 (52.54)	552,309 (67.35)	<0.001
Uninsured	76,152 (31.30)	139,686 (17.03)
Mechanism of Injury
Motor vehicle collision	83,783 (34.44)	364,600 (44.46)	<0.001
Fall	34,534 (14.19)	219,528 (26.77)
Struck-by	30,599 (12.58)	68,074 (8.30)
Gunshot wound	54,830 (22.54)	24,549 (2.99)
Stab wound	30,485 (12.53)	38,566 (4.70)
Pedestrian	2,294 (0.94)	20,044 (2.44)
Other	6,761 (2.78)	84,667 (10.32)
Glasgow Coma Score
3–5	16,246 (6.68)	57,735 (7.04)	<0.001
6–8	3,697 (1.52)	10,751 (1.31)
9–12	6,039 (2.48)	16,021 (1.95)
13–15	206,222 (84.77)	684,889 (83.52)
Trauma Center
Level I	179,150 (73.64)	529,180 (64.53)	<0.001
Level II	64,136 (26.36)	290,848 (35.47)
Shock –SBP <90 mmHg
Yes	13,119 (5.39)	27,358 (3.34)	<0.001
No	224,346 (92.21)	770,562 (93.97)
Injury Severity
Mild (ISS 1–8)	126,470 (51.98)	366,354 (44.68)	<0.001
Moderate (ISS 9–15)	66,094 (27.17)	249,260 (30.40)
Severe (ISS 16–24)	27,054 (11.12)	118,630 (14.47)
Extremely severe (ISS 25–75)	21,412 (8.80)	81,328 (9.92)
Type of Injury
Blunt	157,968 (64.93)	756,891 (92.30)	<0.001
Penetrating	85,318 (35.07)	63,137 (7.70)
Intentional
Yes	104,616 (43.00)	88,313 (10.77)	<0.001
No	136,575 (56.14)	729,674 (88.98)
Year of Admission
2007	49,555 (20.37)	161,901 (19.74)	<0.001
2008	60,374 (24.82)	205,944 (25.11)
2009	64,667 (26.58)	217,426 (26.51)
2010	68,690 (28.23)	234,757 (28.63)
Mortality	11,449 (4.71)	26,108 (3.18)	<0.001