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Table 1 Demographic information, comorbidities, social risk factors for patients included in the study, shown as number of people (percent). Countries of origin with three or fewer patients included Belize, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Romania, and Venezuela. IQR = inter-quartile range

From: The mechanism and pattern of injuries of undocumented immigrants crossing the Texas-Mexico border along the Rio Grande Valley

Number of Patients

178

 

Age

Median = 30.5

IQR = 23, 38

Under 18

9 (5.1%)

 

Gender

Male = 116 (65.2%)

Female = 62 (34.8%)

Country of Origin

El Salvador

27 (15.2%)

Guatemala

36 (20.2%)

Honduras

34 (19.1%)

Mexico

63 (35.4%)

Unknown

6 (3.4%)

Other (< 3 per country)

12 (6.7%)

Comorbidities

No Cormorbiditiesa

158 (88.8%)

Hypertension (HTN)

5 (2.8%)

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)b

4 (2.2%)

Tuberculosis

3 (1.7%)

Diabetes Mellitus (DM)

2 (1.1%)

Asthma

1 (0.6%)

Hyperlipidemia (HLD)

1 (0.6%)

HTN&DM

2 (1.1%)

DM&HLD

1 (0.6%)

HTN&Cerebrovascular Accident

1 (0.6%)

Self-reported Social Risk Factors

No Self-Reported Social Risk Factorsc

153 (86%)

Alcohol

2 (1.1%)

Tobaccod

18 (10.1%)

Alcohol & Tobacco

3 (1.7%)

Pregnancy

1 (0.6%)

Intravenous Drug Abuse (IVDA)

1 (0.6%)

Alcohol & Tobacco & IVDA

1 (0.6%)

  1. aincludes 8 who did not receive a TB test
  2. bincludes 1 who did not receive TB test
  3. cincludes 29 who did not receive a pregnancy test
  4. dincludes 8 who did not receive a pregnancy test