Comparison of assault patients with intoxication versus non-intoxication with respect to baseline characteristics and outcomes
| Intoxicated (N=287) | Non-intoxicated (N=2093) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (median and IQR) | 34 (24–44) | 24 (24–42) | 0.03 |
| 15–24 years | 72 (25%) | 588 (28%) | |
| 25–44 years | 148 (52%) | 1083 (51%) | |
| 45–64 years | 59 (21%) | 312 (15%) | |
| >65 years | 8 (3%) | 110 (5%) | |
| Male sex | 243 (85%) | 1769 (85%) | 0.95 |
| Mechanism | |||
| Blunt | 263 (92%) | 1723 (82%) | |
| Penetrating | 24 (8%) | 370 (18%) | 0.001 |
| ISS | 4 (1–5) | 4 (1–4) | 0.001 |
| Weekend | 177 (62%) | 992 (50%) | 0.001 |
| Incident location | |||
| Hotel or club | 25 (9%) | 70 (3%) | 0.001 |
| Street or railway or other public facility | 189 (66%) | 1880 (57%) | 0.001 |
| Outcomes | |||
| In-hospital mortality | 2 (0.7%) | 24 (1.2%) | 0.10 |
| Severe head injury | 47 (16%) | 125 (6%) | 0.001 |
| Severe trauma outcome | 61 (21%) | 198 (10%) | 0.001 |
| In-patient length of stay (days, median IQR) | 3 (1–4) | 1 (1–4) | 0.30 |
ISS, injury severity scores.