Table 5.
Propensity score matched COVID positive to COVID negative trauma patients.
| Variable | COVID + Trauma Patients (n = 83) | COVID - Trauma Patients (n = 1660) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 37 (26–56) | 38 (27–56) | 0.9 |
| Race | |||
| Asian/AI/NH/PI/Other | 1 (1.2) | 38 (2.3) | |
| Black | 58 (69.9) | 1084 (65.3) | 0.7 |
| Unknown | 4 (4.8) | 120 (7.2) | |
| White | 20 (24.1) | 418 (25.2) | |
| Gender, male | 53 (63.9) | 1107 (66.7) | 0.6 |
| Frailty | 15 (18.1) | 224 (13.5) | 0.2 |
| Mechanism, blunt | 66 (79.5) | 1267 (76.3) | 0.5 |
| GCS score, total | 15 (14-15 | 15 (15-15 | 0.2 |
| ISS | 10 (5–17) | 10 (5–17) | 0.6 |
| Shock index | 0.7 (0.7–0.9) | 0.7 (0.7–0.9) | 0.8 |
| MTP activated | 1 (1.2) | 16 (1) | 0.8 |
| Emergent operation | 46 (55.4) | 983 (59.2) | 0.5 |
* Patients matched in 1:20 fashion (1 COVID + to 20 COVID -) using calipers (0.2 x standard deviation) = 0.2 x 0.01 = 0.002.
**Continuous variables are presented as medians (IQR).
***Categorical variables are presented as count (percentage).