Table 1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicsNo amphetamineAmphetamineNo cocaineCocaine
Sex, female96 986 (33.7%)8505 (28.8%)99 385 (33.9%)6106 (24.6%)
Race (white vs. non-white)195 290 (67.8%)22 218 (75.2%)203 241 (69.4%)14 267 (57.5%)
Hispanic ethnicity14 498 (28.5%)3577 (45.6%)14 564 (28.1%)3511 (51.1%)
Angina pectoris231 (0.1%)9 (0.0%)232 (0.1%)8 (0.0%)
Myocardial infarction2083 (0.7%)157 (0.5%)2115 (0.7%)125 (0.5%)
Congestive heart failure7855 (2.7%)543 (1.8%)7993 (2.7%)405 (1.6%)
Hypertension76 997 (26.7%)5362 (18.2%)77 528 (26.5%)4831 (19.5%)
Diabetes mellitus30 797 (10.7%)2038 (6.9%)30 990 (10.6%)1845 (7.4%)
Peripheral arterial disease1035 (0.4%)67 (0.2%)1043 (0.4%)59 (0.2%)
Stroke5786 (2.0%)359 (1.9%)5805 (2.0%)340 (1.4%)
Chronic renal failure2787 (1.0%)120 (0.4%)2810 (1.0%)97 (0.4%)
Anticoagulant use15 212 (5.3%)848 (2.9%)15 372 (5.2%)688 (2.8%)
Bleeding disorder4178 (1.4%)135 (0.5%)4189 (1.4%)124 (0.5%)
Cirrhosis3200 (1.1%)306 (1.0%)3221 (1.1%)285 (1.1%)
Emphysema15 262 (5.3%)1322 (4.5%)15 406 (5.3%)1178 (4.7%)
Dementia8474 (2.9%)372 (1.3%)8612 (2.9%)234 (0.9%)
Disseminated cancer1468 (0.5%)42 (0.1%)1472 (0.5%)38 (0.2%)
Receiving chemotherapy661 (0.2%)30 (0.1%)673 (0.2%)18 (0.1%)
Alcoholism24 939 (8.7%)2544 (8.6%)24 278 (8.3%)3205 (12.9%)
Smoker64 866 (22.5%)11 714 (39.7%)65 914 (22.5%)10 666 (43.0%)
History of substance abuse24 709 (8.6%)8457 (28.6%)25 324 (8.6%)7842 (31.6%)
Positive alcohol63 808 (29.1%)6103 (25.4%)61 045 (27.5%)8866 (42.0%)
Mechanism (penetrating)30 478 (10.6%)5149 (17.4%)31 119 (10.6%)4508 (18.2%)
Head injury AIS score >256 023 (19.4%)5181 (17.5%)56 746 (19.4%)4458 (18.0%)
Chest injury AIS score >245 528 (15.8%)5449 (18.4%)46 888 (16.0%)4089 (16.5%)
Abdominal injury AIS score >213 973 (4.8%)2093 (7.1%)14 525 (5.0%)1541 (6.2%)
Extremity injury AIS score >241 762 (14.5%)4806 (16.3%)43 017 (14.7%)3551 (14.3%)
Major surgery106 408 (36.9%)12 520 (42.4%)108 701 (37.1%)10 227 (41.2%)
Immediate major surgery32 560 (11.3%)4223 (14.3%)33 438 (11.4%)3345 (13.5%)
Age, mean45.7941.2645.7241.19
BMI, mean27.226.6727.1926.76
Total GCS, mean13.713.513.713.5
Injury Severity Score, mean10.311.110.410.6
  • AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; BMI, body mass index; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale.