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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Nov;85(5):999–1006. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001992

Table 4.

Characteristics of Patients who Screen Positive for Mental Health Conditions At Any Follow-up

Depression Any Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Hazardous Drinking Substance Use Disorder
n % p value n % p value n % p value n % p value

Age 18-35 182 53.2% 0.002 117 52.7% 0.01 47 49.0% 0.05 32 50.8% 0.131
36-45 63 18.4% 37 16.7% 21 21.9% 12 19.0%
46-60 83 24.3% 61 27.5% 27 28.1% 19 30.2%
Over 60 14 4.1% 7 3.2% 1 1.0% 0 0.0%
Gender Female 134 39.2% 0.006 92 41.4% 0.009 21 21.9% 0.002 12 19.0% 0.003
Male 208 60.8% 130 58.6% 75 78.1% 51 81.0%
Race/Ethnicity White 172 50.3% 0.149 110 49.5% 0.234 43 44.8% 0.422 29 46.0% 0.757
Black 168 49.1% 110 49.5% 53 55.2% 34 54.0%
Hispanic 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Asian 2 0.6% 2 0.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Insurance Private 106 31.0% 0.196 58 26.1% 0.015 15 15.6% <0.001 13 20.6% 0.013
Medicare 19 5.6% 16 7.2% 4 4.2% 2 3.2%
Medicaid 43 12.6% 31 14.0% 9 9.4% 4 6.3%
Self-Pay 153 44.7% 104 46.8% 64 66.7% 41 65.1%
Other 9 2.6% 6 2.7% 1 1.0% 1 1.6%
Unknown 12 3.5% 7 3.2% 3 3.1% 2 3.2%
Employment Employed 211 61.7% 0.008 120 54.1% <0.001 57 59.4% 0.104 34 54.0% 0.053
Unemployed 83 24.3% 63 28.4% 28 29.2% 23 36.5%
Retired 5 1.5% 3 1.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Student/Homemaker 21 6.1% 16 7.2% 4 4.2% 3 4.8%
Unable to Work 22 6.4% 20 9.0% 7 7.3% 3 4.8%
Injury Severity Score Less than 15 97 29.3% 0.18 59 27.4% 0.179 36 38.7% 0.173 20 32.8% 0.607
16 - 24 124 37.5% 87 40.5% 27 29.0% 26 42.6%
25 - 34 93 28.1% 60 27.9% 24 25.8% 13 21.3%
35 and greater 17 5.1% 9 4.2% 6 6.5% 2 3.3%