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Table 2 Patient characteristics by gender among those aged 16-44-years old

From: Is there an association between female gender and outcome in severe trauma? A multi-center analysis in the Netherlands

 

Total (n=2861)

Males (n=2209)

Females (n=652)

P-value

Age (years) mean ± SD

29.0 ± 8.4

29.1 ± 8.4

28.6 ± 8.6

0.180

ISS median (range)

25.0 (16-75)

25.0 (16-75)

25.0 (16-75)

0.072

ISS categorical (%)

 16-24

1348 (47.1)

1024 (46.4)

324 (49.7)

0.134

 25-50

1428 (49.9)

1118 (50.6)

310 (47.5)

0.169

 51-75

85 (3.0)

67 (3.0)

18 (2.8)

0.719

Blunt mechanism of injury (%)

2580 (90.2)

1971 (89.2)

609 (93.4)

0.002

AIS cranial ≥ 3 (%)

1704 (59.6)

1313 (59.4)

391 (60.0)

0.808

AIS thorax ≥ 3 (%)

1455 (50.9)

1140 (51.6)

315 (48.3)

0.139

AIS abdomen ≥ 3 (%)

474 (16.6)

358 (16.2)

116 (17.8)

0.339

SBP ≤ 89 mmHg at admission (%)

201 (7.0)

165 (7.5)

36 (5.5)

0.217

GCS at admission median (range)

13.0 (3-15)

13.0 (3-15)

14.0 (3-15)

0.110

P-HEMS assistance (%)

1218 (42.6)

963 (43.6)

255 (39.1)

0.110

Prehospital intubation (%)

895 (31.3)

709 (32.1)

186 (28.5)

0.225

Intubation at ED (%)

1285 (44.9)

1012 (45.8)

273 (41.9)

0.184

  1. AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; ED, Emergency Department; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS, Injury Severity Score; P-HEMS, Physician staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Service; SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; SD, Standard Deviation