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. 2022 Jul 20;12(4):321–326. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2022.06.011

Table 1.

Characteristics, no substance use vs ≥1 substance use.

Non-Substance ≥1 Substance p =
Number 324 322
Demographicsact
Age, years (Median, IQR) 28, 24–37 30, 25–37 0.121
Male (No,%) 268 (82.7%) 299 (92.9%) <0.001
Vocation (No,%) 0.041
Full Time Professional 37 (11.4) 24 (7.6)
Full Time Laborer 103 (31.8) 99 (31.1)
Part Time Professional 12 (3.7) 5 (1.6)
Part Time Laborer 46 (14.2) 75 (23.6)
Self Employed 68 (21.0) 61 (19.2)
Unemployed 57 (17.6) 53 (16.7)
Missing 1 5
Highest Education Level (No,%) 0.002
Post Secondary 70 (21.6%) 61 (18.9%)
Secondary 149 (46%) 114 (35.4%)
Primary 105 (32.4%) 147 (45.7%)
Injury and Referral
Transferred from Outside Facility (No,%) 146 (45.3%) 126 (39.1%) 0.111
Hours, Injury to Arrival (Median, IQR) 10.2 (4.5, 24.0) 15.4 (5.5, 25.5) 0.029
Disposition from KNH ED (No,%) 0.250
Discharged 177 (54.6%) 184 (57.3%)
Admitted 139 (42.9%) 131 (40.8%)
Transferred from KNH 5 (1.5) 1 (0.3)
Eloped 2 (0.6) 5 (1.6)
Deceased in ED 1 (0.3) 0 (0)
Missing 0 1