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Table 2 Overview of study population

From: Psychoactive substances and previous hospital admissions, triage and length of stay in rural injuries: a prospective observational study

 

Substance in blood or self-reported use of alcohol [n, (%)]

p value

Missing (n, %)

Detected

None detected

Total

Admitted due to injury

244 (35.7)

440 (64.3)

684 (100)

 

0

Sex

 Male

146 (36.7)

252 (63.3)

398 (100)

0.421

4 (0.6)

 Female

95 (33.7)

187 (66.3)

282 (100)

  

Age group

 18–34

60 (34.3)

115 (65.7)

175 (100)

0.442

16 (2.3)

 35–64

99 (38.2)

160 (61.8)

259 (100)

  

  > 64

77 (32.9)

157 (67.1)

234 (100)

  

Time of day

 Day shift (07–15)

86 (47.3)

96 (52.7)

182 (100)

 < 0.001

14 (2)

 Evening shift (15–23)

76 (24.8)

231 (75.2)

307 (100)

  

 Night shift (23–07)

78 (43.1)

103 (56.9)

181 (100)

  

Weekday/weekend

 Mon 0000-fri 2359

120 (27.1)

322 (72.9)

442 (100)

 < 0.001

1 (0.1)

 Weekend

124 (51.5)

117 (48.5)

241 (100)

  

Triage

 Red

20 (27)

54 (73)

74 (100)

0.203

89 (13)

 Orange

52 (42.6)

70 (57.4)

122 (100)

  

 Yellow

104 (34.6)

197 (65.4)

301 (100)

  

 Green

37 (38.1)

60 (61.9)

97 (100)

  

 Blue

0

1 (100)

1 (100)

  

AUDIT-C

 Score >  = 5

105 (43.0)

91 (20.7)

196 (28.7)

 < 0.001

0

Injury severity

 MAIS ≥ 3

22 (11.3)

53 (14.5)

75 (13.4)

0.289

123 (18)

 ISS ≥ 9

23 (11.8)

54 (14.8)

77 (13.7)

0.332

123 (18)

Admitted to ICU

122 (50)

214 (48.6)

336 (49.1)

0.733

0

  1. Table 2. Overview of the study population, with age groups, time of day and week, triage and length of stay, by detection or non-detection of any psychoactive substance. For alcohol, detection encompasses both a positive sample in blood and/or self-reported use within the 6 h prior to injury. All other parameters are solely positive results in the participant’s blood sample