Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with ATC versus non ATC
Characteristic | ATC group | Non-ATC group | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
Age Mean | 28.9 (54.4) | 30.2 (45.6) | 0.375 |
  SD | 9.85 |  |  |
Sex | |||
  Male | 79 (79.8) | 70(84.3) | 0.429 |
  Female | 20 (20.2) | 13 (15.7) |  |
Occupation | |||
  Employed/Salaried | 3 (3.0) | 2 (2.4) |  |
  Student | 10 (10.1) | 8 (9.6) |  |
  Peasant& business | 43 (43.4) | 46 (55.4) | 0.593 |
  Boda boda riders | 43 (43.4) | 27 (32.5) |  |
Level of education | |||
  No education | 5 (5.1) | 3 (3.6) |  |
  Primary education | 63 (63.6) | 61 (73.5) | 0.308 |
  Secondary &tertiary | 31 (31.3) | 19 (22.9) |  |
Cause of injury | |||
  RTC | 68 (68.7) | 50 (60.2) |  |
  Assault | 30 (30.3) | 30 (36.1) | 0.356 |
  Fall | 0 (0) | 2 (2.4) |  |
  Burn | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.2) |  |
Type of injury | |||
  Blunt force | 91 (91.9) | 72 (86.7) |  |
  Penetrating | 8 (8.1) | 11 (13.3) | 0.517 |
ISS mean score (SD) | 36.9(14.1) | 26.9(10.9) | 0.001 |
Time delay | |||
Mean time(SD) hrs | 4.5(4.2) | 3.6(1.9) | 0.05 |
1-6h time delay | 93 (94) | 75 (91) | 0.152 |
7-12h time delay | 6(6) | 4(5) | |
13-24h time delay | 0(0) | 3(4) | |
Length of stay (LOS) | |||
LOS mean (SD) days | 11.2(3.5) | 8.2(4.2) | 0.001 |
Blood transfusion (whole blood) | |||
Transfused | 41 | 27 | 0.018 |
Acute renal injury | |||
ARI | 25 | 7 | 0.003 |