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Table 5 Percentage of drug positivity among injured males and females pre-COVID and COVID periods by drug categorya

From: Substance use in rural trauma patients admitted for motor vehicle injuries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Drug category

Males (N = 835)

Females (N = 630)

Pre-COVID (N = 406)

COVID (N = 429)

Pre-COVID (N = 334)

COVID (N = 296)

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Alcohol

93

22.9

92

21.5

30

9.0

34

11.5

Cannabinoids

94

23.2

118

27.5

60

18.0

64

21.6

Opioid

126

31.0

148

34.5

93

27.8

129

43.6*

Stimulant

57

14.0

82

19.1*

37

11.1

45

15.2

Depressant

60

14.8

60

14.0

57

17.1

47

15.9

  1. ap values obtained via Chi-Square tests. Asterix (*) denotes p ≤ 0.05