Table 2

Demographic and clinical characteristics of white/non-Hispanic injury survivors (n=285)

CharacteristicWhite/non-Hispanic
TotalControlInterventionP value
N=172N=113
EHR risk factor
 Female gender171 (60.0)92 (53.5)79 (69.9)0.01
 ICU admission191 (67.0)125 (72.7)66 (58.4)0.01
 Prior inpatient hospitalization129 (45.3)88 (51.2)41 (36.3)0.01
 Current tobacco use182 (63.9)120 (69.8)62 (54.9)0.01
 Prior psychiatric diagnosis159 (55.8)96 (55.8)63 (55.8)0.99
 Prior PTSD diagnosis65 (22.8)31 (18.0)34 (30.1)0.02
 +BAC/Toxicology or admission diagnosis69 (26.4)39 (26.0)30 (27.0)0.85
Demographics
 Age (years), mean (SD)41.5 (14.9)42.1 (15.8)40.5 (13.4)0.36
 Education0.37
  <HS44 (15.6)29 (17.1)15 (13.4)
  HS/GED132 (46.8)82 (48.2)50 (44.6)
  Associate’s degree61 (21.6)31 (18.2)30 (26.8)
 Bachelor’s or graduate degree45 (16.0)28 (16.5)17 (15.2)
 Marital status—married90 (31.6)52 (30.2)38 (33.6)0.55
 Employed165 (58.1)93 (54.4)72 (63.7)0.12
 Insurance0.73
  Private100 (35.1)59 (34.3)41 (36.3)
  Public/Uninsured185 (64.9)113 (65.7)72 (63.7)
Acute care injury and medical factors
 Intentional injury53 (18.6)36 (20.9)17 (15.0)0.21
 Injury severity score0.83
  0–849 (19.4)27 (18.2)22 (21.2)
  9–1590 (35.7)53 (35.8)37 (35.6)
  16+113 (44.8)68 (46.0)45 (43.3)
 TBI0.14
  None159 (63.1)86 (58.1)73 (70.2)
  Mild52 (20.6)34 (23.0)18 (17.3)
  Moderate/Severe41 (16.3)28 (18.9)13 (12.5)
 Three or more medical comorbidities121 (44.8)68 (42.8)53 (47.8)0.42
 LOS for injury visit, mean (SD)13.3 (13.7)13.4 (13.6)13.2 (13.8)0.92
Clinical assessments
 Number of previous traumas ≥5116 (47.7)65 (45.1)51 (51.5)0.33
 Baseline PCL-C V4, mean (SD)50.8 (11.1)50.3 (10.4)51.6 (12.1)0.31
 Baseline PHQ-9, mean (SD)15.0 (5.5)15.1 (5.4)14.8 (5.7)0.68
 Pre-injury SF-12 PCS, mean (SD)48.3 (10.2)48.3 (10.3)48.2 (10.0)0.9
 Pre-injury SF-12 MCS, mean (SD)41.7 (13.8)41.4 (13.7)42.2 (13.9)0.63
 Pre-injury AUDIT-C score, mean (SD)3.8 (3.7)3.8 (3.6)3.6 (3.7)0.61
Pre-injury self-report drug use
 Stimulants58 (20.4)38 (22.1)20 (17.9)0.39
 Opioids42 (14.8)28 (16.3)14 (12.5)0.38
 Marijuana116 (40.7)71 (41.3)45 (39.8)0.81
  • AUDIT-C, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Concise; BAC, blood alcohol content; EHR, electronic health record; GED, General Education Development test; HS, high school; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; MCS, Medical Outcomes Study 12-item Mental Component Summary Score; PCL-C, PTSD Checklist; PCS, Medical Outcomes Study 12-item Physical Component Summary Score; PHQ-9, 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; SF-12, 12-item short form.