Non-COVID (n = 2423) | COVID-19 (n = 1531) | p value | |
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Age, yr (± std) | 41.6 (± 26.8) | 43.0 (± 27.2) | 0.100 |
Age groups, n (%) | 0.014 | ||
0–18 | 685 (28.3%) | 397 (25.9%) | |
19–39 | 556 (22.9%) | 320 (20.9%) | |
40–59 | 451 (18.6%) | 309 (20.2%) | |
60–79 | 464 (19.1%) | 352 (23.0%) | |
> 80 | 267 (11.0%) | 153 (10.0%) | |
Gender (female), n (%) | 1122 (46.3) | 722 (47.2%) | 0.312 |
Medical History | |||
Cardiac, n (%) | 148 (8.2%) | 197 (9.7%) | 0.054 |
Pulmonary n (%) | 110 (4.6%) | 149 (9.8%) | 0.000 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 115 (4.8%) | 81 (5.3%) | 0.705 |
Dementia, n (%) | 45 (1.9%) | 38 (2.5%) | 0.279 |
Psychiatric, n (%) | 89 (3.7%) | 94 (6.2%) | 0.001 |
Residential status | 0.438 | ||
Community, n (%) | 2333 (97.1%) | 1483 (97%) | |
Nursing home, n (%) | 53 (2.2%) | 35 (2.3%) | |
Psychiatric clinic, n (%) | 9 (0.4%) | 6 (0.4%) | |
Homeless, n (%) | 2 (0.1%) | 4 (0.3%) | |
Rehabilitation center, n (%) | 6 (0.2%) | 1 (0.1%) | |
Triage status | 0.002 | ||
T1, n (%) | 244 (6.1%) | 124 (8.2%) | |
T2, n (%) | 278 (11.7%) | 162 (10.7%) | |
T3, n (%) | 954 (40.3% | 560 (37.0%) | |
T4, n (%) | 891 (37.6%) | 571 (37.7%) | |
T5, n (%) | 103 (5.1%) | 97 (6.4%) | |
Multiple ED admission, n (%) | 50 (2.1%) | 65 (4.2%) | < 0.001 |
HET, n (%) | 243 (10.1%) | 177 (11.7%) | 0.067 |
Setting of injury (public area), n (%) | 1521 (66.2%) | 871 (58.4%) | < 0.001 |
Mechanism of injury | < 0.001 | ||
Assault/domestic violence, n (%) | 56 (2.4%) | 41 (2.7%) | |
Self-inflicted, n (%) | 35 (1.5%) | 36 (2.4%) | |
Simple fall, n (%) | 1140 (48.3%) | 821 (54.3%) | |
Traffic related, n (%) | 445 (18.8%) | 340 (22.5%) | |
Work related, n (%) | 98 (4.1%) | 79 (5.2%) | |
Sports related, n (%) | 588 (24.9%) | 196 (13.0%) | |
Type of injury | 0.002 | ||
Blunt, n (%) | 2307 (96.4%) | 1432 (94.1%) | |
Penetrating, n (%) | 56 (2.3%) | 68 (4.5%) | |
Burn (including chemical), n (%) | 15 (0.6%) | 9 (0.6%) | |
Blast, n (%) | 3 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Other, n (%) | 13 (0.5%) | 12 (0.8%) |