Table 1.
Study demographics
| Characteristic | Value |
| N | 56 |
| Age (mean, SD) | 49.3 (17.1) |
| Male (N, %) | 48 (86) |
| Race (N, %) | |
| Caucasian | 50 (89.3) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 31 (55) |
| Injuries | |
| Revised Trauma Score (RTS) (median) | 12 |
| RTS breakdown (N, %) | N=53 with score |
| 0–4 | 5 (9.4) |
| 5–8 | 13 (24.5) |
| 9–12 | 35 (66.0) |
| Mechanism of injury (N, %) | |
| Motor vehicle accident | 19 (33.9) |
| Gunshot wound | 11 (19.6) |
| Fall | 7 (12.5) |
| Motorcycle accident | 5 (8.9) |
| Other | 14 (25.0) |
| Type of injuries* | |
| Blunt | 36 (64.3) |
| Penetrating | 22 (39.3) |
| Neurologic | 18 (32.1) |
| Outcome | |
| Time in ICU, days (mean, SD) | 7 (8.5) |
| LOS, days (mean, SD) | 10 (10.7) |
| Death (N, %) | 6 (10.7) |
ICU, Intensive Care Unit
LOS, length of stay
*For some subjects more than one type of injury was recorded.