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- Table 1
Comparison of characteristics of patients with and without PTSD
Characteristics No PTSD PTSD P value n 86 59 Age 37 (26, 55) 29 (24, 36) 0.011 Male (%) 72 66 0.477 Penetrating (%) 40 60 0.0001 Income (%)* 43 71 0.001 Education (%)* 45 54 0.234 GCS 15 (15, 15) 15 (15, 15) 0.704 ISS 14 (10, 20) 17 (10, 22) 0.376 24-hour transfusions 0 (0, 1.5) 2.5 (0, 5) 0.027 BE −3.1 (5.4) −4.0 (6.5) 0.371 Lactate 3.6 (3.5) 3.7 (3.4) 0.833 SBP 127 (27) 126 (30) 0.844 HR 99 (26) 101 (22) 0.624 Ventilator days 0 (0, 1.5) 2 (0, 4) 0.191 ICU LOS (days) 2 (0, 6) 3 (0, 7) 0.814 Hospital LOS (days) 5 (8.5, 17) 8 (4, 16) 0.743 *Income and education—the most common income level was <US$25,000 annually for both groups and the most common level of education was high school or equivalent for both groups, and these were compared.
BE, base excess; GCS, Glascow Coma Scale; HR, heart rate; ICU, intensive care unit; ISS, injury severity score; LOS, length of stay; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
- Table 2
PTSD prediction
Adjusted OR 95% CI P value Age 1.024 0.998 to 1.043 0.0557 Penetrating 2.837 1.315 to 6.123 0.0079 Income 2.701 1.213 to 6.010 0.0149 24-hour transfusions 1.063 0.977 to 1.157 0.1552 Ventilator days 0.979 0.938 to 1.021 0.3128 OR for age is presented for decreasing age.
OR for income is presented for <US$25,000 annually compared with >US$25,000 annually.
PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.
