Table 1.
Demographic and injury characteristics
| Characteristics |
VR (n=31) |
HEP (n=32) |
Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous Covariates | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | P Value |
| Age | 48.1±12.4 | 49.5±12.4 | .6528 |
| Time since Injury | 8.3±9.2 | 8.5±7.3 | .9405 |
| Categorical Covariates | n (%) | n (%) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | .0697* | ||
| Male | 23 (74.2) | 16 (50.0) | |
| Female | 8 (25.8) | 16 (50.0) | |
| Race | .5131 | ||
| White | 29 (93.5) | 30 (93.8) | |
| Black | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.1) | |
| Hispanic | 2 (6.5) | 1 (3.1) | |
| Education | –† | ||
| HS diploma | 3 (9.7) | 6 (18.8) | |
| Some college | 18 (58.1) | 10 (31.3) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 9 (29.0) | 5 (15.6) | |
| Master’s or doctoral degree | 1 (3.2) | 11 (34.4) | |
| Employment | .4593 | ||
| Employed | 11 (35.5) | 6 (18.8) | |
| Unemployed | 10 (32.3) | 11 (34.4) | |
| Retired | 9 (29.0) | 14 (43.8) | |
| Other | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.1) | |
| Marital status | .5208 | ||
| Married | 18 (58.1) | 16 (50.0) | |
| Not married | 13 (41.9) | 16 (50.0) | |
| Living with currently | .2782 | ||
| Alone | 6 (19.4) | 10 (31.3) | |
| Not alone | 25 (80.6) | 22 (68.8) | |
| Military service | .6149 | ||
| Yes | 3 (9.7) | 2 (6.3) | |
| No | 28 (90.3) | 30 (93.8) | |
| Mental health treatment | .3346 | ||
| Yes | 9 (29.0) | 13 (40.6) | |
| No | 22 (71.0) | 19 (59.4) | |
| Cause of injury | .0951 | ||
| Vehicular | 23 (74.2) | 19 (59.4) | |
| Violence | 0 (0.0) | 3 (9.4) | |
| Falls | 7 (22.6) | 5 (15.6) | |
| Sports | 1 (3.2) | 5 (15.6) |
Abbreviation: HS, high school.
*
Fisher exact test.
†
Chi-square test may not be valid due to low cell counts.