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 | |