Table 2 Glasgow coma scale and injury-related characteristics of adult motorcycle riders with positive and negative blood alcohol concentration
From: Alcohol-related hospitalizations of adult motorcycle riders
Variables | BAC + N = 601 | BAC-N = 829 | p |
|---|---|---|---|
GCS | 12.1±3.9 | 12.9 ±3.6 | 0.003 |
GCS, n (%) | |||
≤8 | 122 (20.3%) | 134 (16.2%) | 0.004 |
9-12 | 95 (15.8%) | 83 (10.0%) | 0.001 |
≥13 | 384 (63.9%) | 612 (73.8%) | 0.000 |
AIS, n (%) | |||
Head/Neck | 352 (58.6%) | 492 (59.3%) | 0.767 |
Face | 274 (45.6%) | 329 (39.7%) | 0.026 |
Thorax | 123 (20.5%) | 164 (19.8%) | 0.750 |
Abdomen | 69 (11.5%) | 98 (11.8%) | 0.843 |
Extremity | 353 (58.7%) | 504 (60.8%) | 0.432 |
ISS | 12.9 ±9.3 | 14.1 ±10.0 | 0.059 |
<16 | 387 (64.4%) | 503 (60.7%) | 0.152 |
16-24 | 153 (25.5%) | 199 (24.0%) | 0.529 |
≥25 | 61 (10.1%) | 127 (15.3%) | 0.004 |
NISS | 15.4 ±11.1 | 16.5 ±11.9 | 0.052 |
TRISS | 0.933 ±0.155 | 0.931 ±0.157 | 0.910 |
Mortality, n (%) | 19 (3.2%) | 41 (4.9%) | 0.097 |