Table 4.
Breakdown of patient demographics and injury patterns for different services used. Frequency (%) is based on the number of patients with available data
| >1 peer visit (n=489) (21%) | Support group (n=114) (4.9%) | VOC (n=140) (6.0%) | PTSD screening (n=482) (20.7%) | P value* | |
| Age, years; mean (SD) | 43.9 (18.2) | 43.6 (16.1) | 32.6 (12.1) | 43.6 (17.6) | <0.001 |
| Male | 307 (62%) | 36 (61%) | 107 (78%) | 312 (65%) | 0.014 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Caucasian | 355 (73%) | 37 (66%) | 41 (30%) | 287 (60%) | <0.001 |
| African-American | 105 (22%) | 16 (29%) | 89 (64%) | 174 (36%) | <0.001 |
| Hispanic/other race | 29 (6%) | 3 (5.4%) | 9 (6.5%) | 21 (4.4%) | 0.60 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 235 (48%) | 23 (42%) | 105 (76%) | 266 (55%) | <0.001 |
| Married/significant other | 193 (40%) | 31 (56%) | 27 (20%) | 154 (32%) | <0.001 |
| Divorced/widowed | 61 (13%) | 1 (1.8%) | 6 (4.3%) | 62 (13%) | 0.003 |
| Employment | |||||
| Employed | 222 (45%) | 27 (52%) | 36 (26%) | 174 (36%) | <0.001 |
| Not employed | 183 (37%) | 14 (27%) | 87 (63%) | 227 (47%) | <0.001 |
| Retired | 65 (13%) | 8 (15%) | 4 (3%) | 56 (12%) | 0.006 |
| Student | 19 (4%) | 3 (6%) | 11 (8%) | 25 (5%) | 0.15 |
| Hospital LOS, days; mean (SD) | 16.7 (14.9) | 12.4 (12.4) | 9.4 (12.1) | 4.9 (6.1) | <0.001 |
| Mechanism of injury | |||||
| Assault | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (3.6%) | 14 (2.9%) | – |
| ATV/dirt bike/snowmobile | 10 (2.0%) | 1 (1.9%) | 0 (0) | 16 (3.3%) | – |
| Burn | 2 (0.4%) | 1 (1.9%) | 1 (0.7%) | 6 (1.2%) | 0.44 |
| Crush | 22 (4.5%) | 4 (7.5%) | 0 (0) | 13 (2.7%) | – |
| Fall | 80 (16%) | 7 (13.2%) | 1 (0.7%) | 157 (33%) | <0.001 |
| Motor vehicle collision | 184 (37%) | 18 (34%) | 11 (8.0%) | 98 (20%) | <0.001 |
| Motorcycle collision | 92 (19%) | 8 (15%) | 4 (2.9%) | 43 (9%) | <0.001 |
| Other | 9 (1.8%) | 2 (3.8%) | 2 (1.4%) | 8 (1.7%) | 0.73 |
| Pedestrian struck | 28 (5.7%) | 4 (7.5%) | 7 (5.1%) | 22 (4.6%) | 0.74 |
| Penetrating (GSW/stab) | 53 (11%) | 7 (13.2%) | 107 (78%) | 99 (21%) | <0.001 |
| Sports related | 9 (1.8%) | 1 (1.9%) | 0 (0) | 6 (1.2%) | – |
| Injuries | |||||
| Head/neck | 102 (21%) | 9 (19%) | 17 (12%) | 29 (6%) | <0.001 |
| Face | 49 (10%) | 4 (8.3%) | 18 (13%) | 32 (6.6%) | 0.081 |
| Chest | 117 (24%) | 15 (31%) | 27 (20%) | 78 (16%) | 0.006 |
| Spine | 90 (18%) | 5 (10%) | 8 (5.8%) | 41 (8.5%) | <0.001 |
| Abdomen | 87 (18%) | 11 (23%) | 45 (33%) | 62 (13%) | <0.001 |
| Pelvis | 64 (13%) | 6 (13%) | 8 (5.8%) | 40 (8.3%) | 0.023 |
| Upper extremity | 121 (25%) | 19 (40%) | 25 (18%) | 107 (22%) | 0.019 |
| Lower extremity | 200 (41%) | 29 (60%) | 57 (41%) | 316 (66%) | <0.001 |
Bold type denotes statistical significance.
*P values represent comparisons between all groups.
ATV, all-terrain vehicle; GSW, gunshot wound; LOS, length of stay; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; VOC, victims of crime.