Table 1

Patient demographics

VariableN=3114
Male1624 (52.2%)
Age, mean (SD)67.3 (20.7)
 ISS
  9–15480 (15.4%)
  16–242246 (72.2%)
 ≥25385 (12.4%)
ISS, mean (SD)17.3 (5.6)
Hospital length of stay, mean (SD)6.5 (8.2)
Adjusted medical costs$13 955.65 ($20 728)
Comorbidities present
  0479 (15.4%)
  1642 (20.6%)
  2696 (22.4%)
  3+1297 (41.7%)
Injury mechanism
  Fall2077 (66.7%)
  MVC667 (21.4%)
  Other221 (7.1%)
  Assault124 (4.0%)
  Self-inflicted25 (0.8%)
Disposition status
  Home1573 (50.6%)
  Outpatient rehabilitation facility530 (17.0%)
  Skilled nursing facility439 (14.1%)
  Died302 (9.7%)
  Transferred224 (7.2%)
  Intermediate care facility44 (1.4%)
  • ISS, Injury Severity Score; MVC, motor vehicle crash.