Table 1.
Baseline population data.
| N = 1,534 | |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 40.4 ± 20.4 |
| Age (years), number (%) | |
| 0–10 | 79 (5.2) |
| 11–20 | 156 (10.2) |
| 21–30 | 339 (22.1) |
| 31–40 | 278 (18.1) |
| 41–50 | 215 (14.0) |
| 51–60 | 188 (12.3) |
| 61–70 | 133 (8.7) |
| 71–80 | 92 (6.0) |
| >80 | 54 (3.5) |
| Gender, number (%) | |
| Female | 412 (26.9) |
| Male | 1,121 (73.1) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.001) |
| Race, number (%) | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 58 (3.8) |
| Asian | 33 (2.2) |
| Black or African American | 38 (2.5) |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 30 (1.9) |
| Other | 165 (10.8) |
| Unknown | 45 (2.9) |
| White or Caucasian | 1,165 (75.9) |
| Ethnicity, number (%) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 181 (11.8) |
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 1,300 (84.7) |
| Unknown | 53 (3.5) |
| Mechanism of injury, number (%) | |
| Assault | 341 (22.2) |
| ATV | 48 (3.1) |
| Automobile versus pedestrian | 72 (4.7) |
| Bicycle accident | 84 (5.5) |
| Fall | 368 (24.0) |
| Gunshot wound | 33 (2.2) |
| Motor vehicle accident | 227 (14.8) |
| Motorcycle accident | 64 (4.2) |
| Other (scooter, ski accident, snowmobile, etc.) | 297 (19.4) |
| Fracture laterality, number (%) | |
| Right | 657 (42.8) |
| Left | 668 (43.6) |
| Bilateral | 209 (13.6) |
| Fracture location, number (%)* | |
| Roof | 124 (8.1) |
| Lateral wall | 165 (10.8) |
| Floor | 1,462 (95.3) |
| Medial wall | 183 (11.9) |
| Unspecified | 722 (47.1) |
| Time between diagnosis and evaluation, mean ± SD | 0.6 ± 2.5 |
| Hospitalized, number (%) | 722 (47.1) |
| Length of stay (days), mean ± SD | 4.2 ± 7.9 |
| Death in hospital, number (%) | 30 (1.9) |
Abbreviations: standard deviation, SD.
*
Based on International Classification of Disease Codes (ICD-9 and ICD-10). 713 (46.5%) fractures contained >1 ICD code.