Table 3 Differences in positive marijuana detection pre vs. post commercialization in Colorado, by hospital location
From: The impact of recreational marijuana commercialization on traumatic injury
Colorado hospitals | Non-Colorado hospitals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Covariate, % | Marijuana detected Pre (n = 265) | Marijuana detected Post (n = 299) | P value | Marijuana detected Pre (n = 476) | Marijuana detected Post (n = 632) | P value |
Age (years), mean | 34.1 | 36.6 | 0.04 | 32.4 | 33.1 | 0.35 |
Male sex | 74.0% | 78.9% | 0.16 | 76.1% | 78.0% | 0.44 |
Non-White race | 34.3% | 26.1% | 0.03 | 40.8% | 55.7% | < 0.001 |
Glasgow Coma score 3–8 | 16.1% | 15.1% | 0.74 | 13.7% | 16.5% | 0.20 |
Injury severity score, mean | 12.2 | 11.5 | 0.44 | 10.1 | 11.5 | 0.02 |
SBP < 90 mmHg | 4.6% | 4.1% | 0.76 | 3.8% | 5.6% | 0.17 |
Penetrating Mechanism | 7.6% | 9.0% | 0.70 | 16.2% | 16.9% | 0.09 |
Cause of injury | 0.13 | 0.14 | ||||
Motor vehicle crash | 49.8% | 41.4% | 52.9% | 49.7% | ||
Fall | 20.4% | 26.8% | 12.8% | 13.6% | ||
Sports related | 10.9% | 9.4% | 2.9% | 1.4% | ||
Assault/Stab/GSW | 15.9% | 17.4% | 20.2% | 25.2% | ||
Other | 3.0% | 5.4% | 11.1% | 10.1% | ||
Full activation | 47.6% | 41.8 | 0.16 | 41.8% | 51.3% | < 0.001 |
ICU admission | 45.7% | 53.5% | 0.77 | 47.9% | 47.0% | 0.77 |
Mortality | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.43 | 3.4% | 2.2% | 0.24 |