Table 5. Results of risk analysis for clinically significant C1 & 2 IFs in CT scans for trauma evaluation.
aThe data present number (%).
C: category; CI: confidence interval; CT: computed tomography; DAMA: discharge against the medical advice; IFs: incidental findings; aOR: adjusted odds ratio.
|
|
Scans without IFs (N = 3,443) |
Scans with C1 & 2 IFs (N = 319) |
p value |
OR |
95% CI |
OR |
95% CI |
|
Sex |
|
|
0.597 |
|
|
|
|
|
Female |
1,546 (44.9)a |
138 (43.3) |
|
1.000 |
Reference |
1.000 |
Reference |
|
Male |
1,897 (55.1) |
181 (56.7) |
|
1.069 |
0.848–1.347 |
1.274 |
0.993–1.635 |
|
Age |
52.01 ± 23.77 |
65.81 ± 19.36 |
< 0.001 |
1.029 |
1.023–1.035 |
1.035 |
1.028–1.041 |
|
Disposition |
|
|
< 0.001 |
|
|
|
|
|
Discharge |
1,861 (54.1) |
235 (73.7) |
|
1.000 |
Reference |
1.000 |
Reference |
|
Hospitalization |
1,402 (40.8) |
65 (20.4) |
|
0.367 |
0.277–0.487 |
0.268 |
0.198–0.364 |
|
DAMA |
103 (3.0) |
13 (4.1) |
|
1.000 |
0.553–1.808 |
0.606 |
0.319–1.150 |
|
Transfer |
67 (1.9) |
6 (1.9) |
|
0.709 |
0.304–1.653 |
0.605 |
0.251–1.459 |
|
Expire |
4 (0.1) |
0 (0.0) |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Location of scans |
|
|
< 0.001 |
|
|
|
|
|
Head |
2,131 (61.9) |
134 (42.0) |
|
1.000 |
Reference |
1.000 |
Reference |
|
Neck |
331 (9.6) |
27 (8.5) |
|
1.297 |
0.844–1.993 |
2.109 |
1.344–3.308 |
|
Chest |
376 (10.9) |
72 (22.6) |
|
3.045 |
2.241–4.138 |
4.418 |
3.182–6.132 |
|
Abdomen |
343 (10.0) |
82 (25.7) |
|
3.802 |
2.824–5.119 |
6.930 |
4.972–9.659 |
|
Extremities |
262 (7.6) |
4 (1.3) |
|
0.243 |
0.089–0.662 |
0.433 |
0.157–1.195 |