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. 2020 Nov 6;232(2):159–168.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.09.028

eTable 4.

Comparison of Data from 2015 to 2020 Before Stay-at-Home Order (March 16, 2020)

Characteristic 2015 (n = 268) 2016 (n = 331) 2017 (n = 293) 2018 (n = 313) 2019 (n = 315) 2020 (n = 357) p Value
Sex, f, n (%) 87 (32.46) 107 (32.33) 95 (32.42) 94 (30.03) 112 (35.56) 127 (35.57) 0.65
Race, n (%) 0.20
 Asian 11 (4.10) 10 (3.02) 5 (1.71) 6 (1.92) 4 (1.27) 5 (1.40) 0.17
 Black 146 (54.48) 211 (63.75) 194 (66.21) 198 (63.26) 196 (62.22) 226 (63.31) 0.096
 Other 18 (6.72) 24 (7.25) 19 (6.48) 18 (5.75) 18 (5.71) 17 (4.76) 0.80
 White 93 (34.70) 86 (25.98) 74 (25.26) 91 (29.07) 97 (30.79) 109 (30.53) 0.13
Age, y, mean ± SD 50.71 ± 22.29 47.15 ± 21.00 47.50 ± 20.64 45.30 ± 20.82 48.71 ± 22.54 47.36 ± 22.13 0.23
Mechanism of injury, all 0.13
 IVT, all, n (%) 45 (16.79) 64 (19.34) 58 (19.80) 78 (24.92) 60 (19.05) 70 (19.61) 0.25
 Assault (blunt) 33 (12.31) 42 (12.69) 42 (14.33) 32 (10.22) 47 (14.92) 33 (9.24) 0.18
 Penetrating IVT, all, mean ± SD 0.18 ± 0.38 0.18 ± 0.39 0.17 ± 0.37 0.25 ± 0.43 0.18 ± 0.39 0.17 ± 0.38 0.15
 Stabbing, n (%) 16 (5.97) 20 (6.04) 25 (8.53) 23 (7.35) 21 (6.67) 25 (7.00) 0.85
 Gunshot wound,  n (%) 29 (10.82) 44 (13.29) 33 (11.26) 55 (17.57) 39 (12.38) 45 (12.61) 0.19
 Nonintentional, all, n (%) 156 (58.21) 161 (48.64) 143 (48.81) 154 (49.20) 149 (47.30) 168 (47.06) 0.083
 Fall 127 (47.39) 128 (38.67) 106 (36.18) 119 (38.02) 122 (38.73) 132 (36.97) 0.089
 Found down 14 (5.22) 15 (4.53) 22 (7.51) 15 (4.79) 12 (3.81) 18 (5.04) 0.47
 MVC 34 (12.69) 64 (19.34) 50 (17.06) 49 (15.65) 59 (18.73) 86 (24.09) 0.008
 Pedestrian vs motorized vehicle 15 (5.60) 18 (5.44) 15 (5.12) 20 (6.39) 15 (4.76) 18 (5.04) 0.96
Injury Severity Score, mean ± SD 8.47 ± 9.03 8.15 ± 10.55 7.98 ± 10.01 8.40 ± 10.40 9.50 ± 11.46 7.54 ± 9.13 0.90
 Assault (blunt) 6.33 ± 4.93 6.51 ± 7.22 6.05 ± 5.79 5.77 ± 6.48 6.12 ± 5.29 7.19 ± 10.07 0.81
 Stabbing 4.14 ± 6.57 9.00 ± 17.52 6.29 ± 8.04 3.35 ± 3.17 3.48 ± 4.03 2.60 ± 2.86 0.046
 Gunshot wound 12.79 ± 12.87 11.21 ± 12.92 15.44 ± 21.79 14.40 ± 17.90 21.33 ± 21.91 12.51 ± 16.63 0.27
 Fall 7.93 ± 7.80 7.72 ± 9.24 8.04 ± 6.79 6.43 ± 5.48 8.95 ± 6.78 7.41 ± 6.13 0.91
 Found down 9.50 ± 10.99 3.92 ± 6.76 4.89 ± 5.99 5.92 ± 4.56 7.67 ± 7.71 6.53 ± 8.12 0.89
 MVC 8.11 ± 10.40 7.50 ± 9.44 6.28 ± 6.12 10.18 ± 9.28 8.14 ± 9.53 6.61 ± 7.09 0.73
 Pedestrian vs motorized vehicle 13.00 ± 10.86 12.64 ± 12.97 11.30 ± 12.55 12.36 ± 12.06 5.57 ± 5.83 8.43 ± 7.48 0.069
Outcome, alive, n (%) 255 (95.15) 316 (95.47) 284 (96.93) 302 (96.49) 300 (95.24) 343 (96.08) 0.85

IVT, intentional/violent; MVC, motor vehicle crash.