Table 2

CT 2 results between those aged 65 years and over and under 65 years

Characteristic≥65
(n=143)
≤65
(n=156)
P value
ED GCS (mean±SD)14.81±0.4314.83±0.440.648
GCS at 24 hours ( mean ± SD ) 14 ± 3 14 ± 4 0.007
INR ( mean ± SD ) 1.18 ± 0.71 0.93 ± 0.39 0.007
Platelet count (mean±SD)209.7±81.7229.8±86.70.681
Hours between CT 1 and 2 (mean±SD)11.4±7.711.3±8.80.192
Days between CT 2 and 3 (mean±SD)10.7±17.98.41±15.10.144
Injury Severity Score (mean±SD) 3 10± 6 0.000*
Length of stay in days (mean±SD) 3.59± 3.52 3.71± 6.80 0.044*
ICU days (mean±SD)1.00±1.980.99±3.810.089
  • Bold values significance p<.05

  • ED, emergency department; GCS, Glasgow Coma Score; ICU, intensive care unit; INR, international normalised ratio.