Table 3

Covariates of the adult trauma patients with and without alcohol intoxication adjusted for 1:1 greedy propensity score matching for mortality assessment

 BeforeAfter
Death
n=157
Survival
n=10 876
OR (95% CI)p ValueDeath
n=131
Survival
n=131
OR (95% CI)p Value
Sex
 Male122 (77.7)6812 (62.6)2.1 (1.4 to 3.0)<0.001111 (84.7)111 (84.7)1.0 (0.5 to 2.0)1.000
 Female35 (22.3)4064 (37.4)0.5 (0.3 to 0.7)<0.00120 (15.3)20 (15.3)1.0 (0.5 to 2.0)1.000
Age46.7±13.542.7±13.5<0.00145.8±13.544.8±12.30.560
Comorbidity
 HTN23 (14.6)1625 (14.9)1.0 (0.6 to 1.5)1.00019 (14.5)19 (14.5)1.0 (0.5 to 2.0)1.000
 DM16 (10.2)948 (8.7)1.2 (0.7 to 2.0)0.56810 (7.6)10 (7.6)1.0 (0.4 to 2.5)1.000
 ESRD9 (5.7)132 (1.2)5.0 (2.5 to 9.9)<0.0014 (3.1)4 (3.1)1.0 (0.2 to 4.1)1.000
GCS7.2±4.814.5±1.9<0.0017.5±4.88.0±4.80.418
AIS, n (%)
 Head/neck128 (81.5)2541 (23.4)14.5 (9.7 to 21.7)<0.001105 (80.2)105 (80.2)1.0 (0.5 to 1.8)1.000
 Face22 (14.0)1997 (18.4)0.7 (0.5 to 1.1)0.17719 (14.5)19 (14.5)1.0 (0.5 to 2.0)1.000
 Thorax54 (34.4)1313 (12.1)3.8 (2.7 to 5.3)<0.00146 (35.1)46 (35.1)1.0 (0.6 to 1.7)1.000
 Abdomen26 (16.6)733 (6.7)2.7 (1.8 to 4.2)<0.00122 (16.8)22 (16.8)1.0 (0.5 to 1.9)1.000
 Extremity47 (29.9)7921 (72.8)0.2 (0.1 to 0.2)<0.00138 (29.0)38 (29.0)1.0 (0.6 to 1.7)1.000
ISS30.8±17.87.7±6.5<0.00127.0±13.325.0±13.40.247
BAC (+)33 (21.0)896 (8.2)3.0 (2.0 to 4.4)<0.00129 (22.1)34 (26.0)0.8 (0.5 to 1.4)0.563
  • Mortality (OR: 0.81, 95% CI 0.46 to 1.432, p=0.470).

  • AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; BAC, blood alcohol concentration; DM, diabetes mellitus; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; HTN, hypertension; ISS, Injury Severity Score.