Table 4

Breakdown of patient demographics and injury patterns for different services used. Frequency (%) is based on the number of patients with available data

>1 peer visit (n=489) (21%)Support group (n=114) (4.9%)VOC (n=140) (6.0%)PTSD screening (n=482) (20.7%)P value*
Age, years; mean (SD)43.9 (18.2)43.6 (16.1)32.6 (12.1)43.6 (17.6)<0.001
Male307 (62%)36 (61%)107 (78%)312 (65%)0.014
Race/ethnicity
 Caucasian355 (73%)37 (66%)41 (30%)287 (60%)<0.001
 African-American105 (22%)16 (29%)89 (64%)174 (36%)<0.001
 Hispanic/other race29 (6%)3 (5.4%)9 (6.5%)21 (4.4%)0.60
Marital status
 Single235 (48%)23 (42%)105 (76%)266 (55%)<0.001
 Married/significant other193 (40%)31 (56%)27 (20%)154 (32%)<0.001
 Divorced/widowed61 (13%)1 (1.8%)6 (4.3%)62 (13%)0.003
Employment
 Employed222 (45%)27 (52%)36 (26%)174 (36%)<0.001
 Not employed183 (37%)14 (27%)87 (63%)227 (47%)<0.001
 Retired65 (13%)8 (15%)4 (3%)56 (12%)0.006
 Student19 (4%)3 (6%)11 (8%)25 (5%)0.15
Hospital LOS, days; mean (SD)16.7 (14.9)12.4 (12.4)9.4 (12.1)4.9 (6.1)<0.001
Mechanism of injury
 Assault0 (0)0 (0)5 (3.6%)14 (2.9%)
 ATV/dirt bike/snowmobile10 (2.0%)1 (1.9%)0 (0)16 (3.3%)
 Burn2 (0.4%)1 (1.9%)1 (0.7%)6 (1.2%)0.44
 Crush22 (4.5%)4 (7.5%)0 (0)13 (2.7%)
 Fall80 (16%)7 (13.2%)1 (0.7%)157 (33%)<0.001
 Motor vehicle collision184 (37%)18 (34%)11 (8.0%)98 (20%)<0.001
 Motorcycle collision92 (19%)8 (15%)4 (2.9%)43 (9%)<0.001
 Other9 (1.8%)2 (3.8%)2 (1.4%)8 (1.7%)0.73
 Pedestrian struck28 (5.7%)4 (7.5%)7 (5.1%)22 (4.6%)0.74
 Penetrating (GSW/stab)53 (11%)7 (13.2%)107 (78%)99 (21%)<0.001
 Sports related9 (1.8%)1 (1.9%)0 (0)6 (1.2%)
Injuries
 Head/neck102 (21%)9 (19%)17 (12%)29 (6%)<0.001
 Face49 (10%)4 (8.3%)18 (13%)32 (6.6%)0.081
 Chest117 (24%)15 (31%)27 (20%)78 (16%)0.006
 Spine90 (18%)5 (10%)8 (5.8%)41 (8.5%)<0.001
 Abdomen87 (18%)11 (23%)45 (33%)62 (13%)<0.001
 Pelvis64 (13%)6 (13%)8 (5.8%)40 (8.3%)0.023
 Upper extremity121 (25%)19 (40%)25 (18%)107 (22%)0.019
 Lower extremity200 (41%)29 (60%)57 (41%)316 (66%)<0.001
  • Bold type denotes statistical significance.

  • *P values represent comparisons between all groups.

  • ATV, all-terrain vehicle; GSW, gunshot wound; LOS, length of stay; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; VOC, victims of crime.