Table 3.
Demographics for all ED patients with THC IA testing at BWH and MGH.
| Category | Demographic | DEC | MED BD | MED DISP | REC BD | REC DISP | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWH gender | Male, N (%) | 2270 (54.5%) | 6828 (53.7%) | 4109 (53.6%) | 2885 (53.8%) | 2206 (52.7%) | .323 |
| BWH age | Age, median (IQR) | 46 (25) | 47 (26) | 47 (30) | 49 (31) | 49 (31) | .0001 |
| BWH race | White, N (%) | – | – | 4448 (58.0%) | 3146 (58.7%) | 2431 (58.0%) | .751 |
| Black, N (%) | – | – | 1768 (23.1%) | 1159 (21.6%) | 965 (23.0%) | .108 | |
| Asian, N (%) | – | – | 153 (2.0%) | 137 (2.6%) | 100 (2.4%) | .091 | |
| American Indian, N (%) | – | – | 21 (0.3%) | 29 (0.5%) | 13 (0.3%) | .037 | |
| Native Hawaiian, N (%) | – | – | 5 (0.07%) | 3 (0.06%) | 1 (0.02%) | .635 | |
| Other, N (%) | – | – | 671 (8.8%) | 482 (9.0%) | 384 (9.2%) | .745 | |
| Unavailable, N (%) | – | – | 597 (7.8%) | 408 (7.6%) | 296 (7.1%) | .355 | |
| BWH ethnicity | Not Hispanic, N (%) | – | – | 6064 (79.1%) | 4357 (81.2%) | 3382 (80.7%) | .008 |
| Hispanic, N (%) | – | – | 1195 (15.6%) | 797 (14.9%) | 653 (15.6%) | .467 | |
| Unavailable, N (%) | – | – | 404 (5.3%) | 210 (3.9%) | 155 (3.7%) | <.0001 | |
| MGH gender | Male, N (%) | 3798 (58.8%) | 12,342 (59.3%) | 11,781 (60.1%) | 8550 (59.4%) | 7363 (59.5%) | .347 |
| MGH age | Age, median (IQR) | 40 (27) | 39 (27) | 40 (28) | 42 (28) | 42 (28) | .0001 |
| MGH race | White, N (%) | – | – | 9656 (72.3%) | 10,367 (72.0%) | 8827 (71.3%) | .181 |
| Black, N (%) | – | – | 1427 (10.7%) | 1566 (10.9%) | 1399 (11.3%) | .274 | |
| Asian, N (%) | – | – | 407 (3.1%) | 431 (3.0%) | 366 (3.0%) | .912 | |
| American Indian, N (%) | – | – | 52 (0.4%) | 35 (0.2%) | 49 (0.4%) | .048 | |
| Native Hawaiian, N (%) | – | – | 6 (0.04%) | 9 (0.06%) | 6 (0.05%) | .793 | |
| Other, N (%) | – | – | 886 (6.6%) | 1182 (8.2%) | 1075 (8.7%) | <.0001 | |
| Unavailable, N (%) | – | – | 924 (6.9%) | 800 (5.6%) | 660 (5.3%) | <.0001 | |
| MGH ethnicity | Not Hispanic, N (%) | – | – | 11,268 (84.4%) | 12,073 (83.9%) | 10,258 (82.9%) | .004 |
| Hispanic, N (%) | – | – | 1551 (11.6%) | 1743 (12.1%) | 1550 (12.5%) | .081 | |
| Unavailable, N (%) | – | – | 539 (4.0%) | 574 (4.0%) | 574 (4.6%) | .016 |
The bolded values are those with significant p values <0.05.