From: The impact of recreational marijuana commercialization on traumatic injury
Colorado hospitals | Non-Colorado hospitals | |||||
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Covariate (%) | UDS performed Pre (n = 1027) | UDS performed Post (n = 1013) | P value | UDS performed Pre (n = 1786) | UDS performed Post (n = 1507) | P value |
Age (years), mean | 42.2 | 43.9 | 0.03 | 41.0 | 39.8 | 0.06 |
Male sex | 69.9% | 72.2% | 0.26 | 67.4% | 69.7% | 0.15 |
Non-White race | 28.1% | 24.7% | 0.08 | 23.7% | 37.0% | < 0.001 |
Glasgow Coma score 3–8 | 17.2% | 16.6% | 0.74 | 17.7% | 19.6% | 0.16 |
Injury severity score, mean | 12.8 | 12.7 | 0.87 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 0.95 |
SBP < 90 mmHg | 5.0% | 4.4% | 0.53 | 3.5% | 4.7% | 0.08 |
Penetrating mechanism | 7.2% | 7.6% | 0.85 | 8.7% | 11.4% | < 0.001 |
Cause of injury | 0.36 | < 0.001 | ||||
Motor vehicle crash | 43.9% | 40.4% | 48.6% | 49.4% | ||
Fall | 31.3% | 33.0% | 24.6% | 20.6% | ||
Sports related | 7.6% | 8.8% | 3.5% | 2.1% | ||
Assault/Stab/GSW | 14.8% | 14.5% | 11.5% | 15.9% | ||
Other | 2.4% | 3.4% | 11.8% | 11.9% | ||
Full activation | 44.3% | 38.3% | < 0.001 | 38.8% | 45.7% | < 0.001 |
ICU admission | 53.4% | 57.2% | 0.08 | 53.6% | 55.5% | 0.27 |
Mortality | 4.8% | 4.7% | 0.97 | 5.9% | 5.1% | 0.34 |