Table 1.

Overall characteristics of gunshot wound admissions by COVID-19 time period

Characteristics, n (%)	Period 1, 147 (4%)	Period 2, 184 (6%)	P value
Sex, (male)	118 (80)	156 (83)	0.46
Race (white) (missing 29)			0.54
White	56 (42)	62 (36)
Black	68 (51)	92 (54)
Other	10 (7)	17 (10)
Age, median (IQR) years	31 (23–44)	29 (23–39)	0.11
Age range, years			0.66
18–30	73 (50)	102 (55)
31–50	54 (37)	67 (36)
51–70	18 (12)	16 (9)
≥71	2 (1)	2 (1)
Injury location
Unspecified place/unknown	47 (32)	58 (31)	0.85
Public	34 (23)	47 (25)	0.67
Residential	47 (32)	57 (30)	0.77
Car	13 (9)	7 (4)	0.05
Other	6 (4)	18 (10)	0.05
Characterization of injury
Unintentional/accidental	19 (13)	26 (14)	0.75
Self-harm	10 (7)	16 (9)	0.52
Domestic violence	3 (4)	4 (4)	>0.99
Police	3 (2)	2 (1)	0.66
Other intentional crime	115 (78)	140 (76)	0.64
Injury Severity Score			0.55
1–9	81 (55)	114 (61)
10–15	21 (14)	22 (12)
≥16	35 (31)	51 (27)
Comorbidities
Mental illness	7 (5)	21 (11)	0.03
Alcoholism	3 (2)	19 (10)	0.003
Substance abuse	16 (11)	46 (25)	0.001
Smoker	71 (48)	108 (59)	0.06
Hypertension	11 (7)	13 (7)	0.88
State
Colorado	20 (14)	28 (15)	0.72
Texas	22 (15)	41 (22)	0.11
Missouri	74 (50)	90 (48)	0.69
Kansas	31 (21)	28 (15)	0.15
Average monthly firearm sales by state
Colorado	39 484 (5309)	61 390 (12 766)	0.02
Texas	114 173 (18 100)	219 495 (41 508)	0.003
Missouri	38 525 (8736)	64 775 (8996)	0.01
Kansas	12 862 (3044)	22 918 (4873)	0.01
HLOS	3 (1–7)	4 (1–8)	0.54
ICULOS	2 (1–5)	2 (1–4)	0.39
In-hospital mortality	21 (14)	13 (7)	0.03

Period 1: March 16, 2019–June 30, 2019; period 2: March 16, 2020–June 30, 2020.

Bolded p-values indiciate statistical signifiance at p≤0.05.

HLOS, hospital length of stay; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, Interquartile range.