Table 1.
Patient Demographics and Injury Characterization
| |
All subjects |
All subjects included in analysisa |
|---|---|---|
| N=2552 | N=2455 | |
| Age | ||
| Mean (SD) | 41.9 (17.6) | 41.9 (17.6) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1767 (69%) | 1699 (69%) |
| Female | 785 (31%) | 756 (31%) |
| Race | ||
| White | 1955 (78%) | 1878 (78%) |
| Black | 406 (16%) | 395 (16%) |
| Asian | 94 (4%) | 91 (4%) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 7 (0%) | 7 (0%) |
| Alaska native/Inuit | 2 (0%) | 2 (0%) |
| Indian | 7 (0%) | 7 (0%) |
| Mixed race | 40 (2%) | 40 (2%) |
| Unknown | 41 | 35 |
| Hispanic | ||
| No | 1996 (79%) | 1917 (79%) |
| Yes | 517 (21%) | 505 (21%) |
| Unknown | 39 | 33 |
| Education years | ||
| Mean (SD) | 13.3 (2.9) | 13.3 (2.9) |
| Unknown | 175 | 162 |
| Injury cause | ||
| Road traffic | 1456 (57%) | 1395 (57%) |
| Fall | 680 (27%) | 660 (27%) |
| Other accident | 133 (5%) | 129 (5%) |
| Violence | 169 (7%) | 163 (7%) |
| Other | 99 (4%) | 94 (4%) |
| Unknown | 15 | 14 |
| ED GCS severity | ||
| Mean (SD) | 13.0 (3.8) | 13.2 (3.6) |
| Severe (3-8) | 361 (15%) | 314 (13%) |
| Moderate (9-12) | 123 (5%) | 119 (5%) |
| Mild (13-15) | 2000 (81%) | 1975 (82%) |
| Unknown | 68 | 47 |
| Highest level of care | ||
| ED | 531 (21%) | 508 (21%) |
| Ward | 875 (34%) | 870 (35%) |
| ICU | 1146 (45%) | 1077 (44%) |
SD, standard deviation; ED, emergency department; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; IC, intensive care unit.
a
Subjects with at least one valid GCS score.