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Table 4 Associated injuries of the adult motorcycle riders with positive and negative blood alcohol concentration

From: Alcohol-related hospitalizations of adult motorcycle riders

Variable

BAC + N = 601

BAC- N = 829

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p

Head trauma, n(%)

    

  Neurologic deficit

13 (2.2)

21 (2.5)

0.9 (0.42-1.71)

0.650

  Cranial fracture

130 (21.6)

149 (18.0)

1.3 (0.97-1.64)

0.085

  Epidural hematoma (EDH)

82 (13.6)

109 (13.1)

1.0 (0.77-1.42)

0.786

  Subdural hematoma (SDH)

126 (21.0)

185 (22.3)

0.9 (0.72-1.19)

0.541

  Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)

142 (23.6)

231 (27.9)

0.8 (0.63-1.02)

0.072

  Intracerebral hematoma (ICH)

34 (5.7)

54 (6.5)

0.9 (0.55-1.34)

0.506

  Cerebral contusion

60 (10.0)

134 (16.2)

0.6 (0.42-0.80)

0.001

  Cervical vertebral fracture

9 (1.5)

13 (1.6)

1.0 (0.41-2.25)

0.915

Maxillofacial trauma, n(%)

    

  Maxillary fracture

110 (18.3)

125 (15.1)

1.3 (0.95-1.67)

0.104

  Mandibular fracture

50 (8.3)

53 (6.4)

1.3 (0.89-1.99)

0.164

  Orbital fracture

39 (6.5)

38 (4.6)

1.4 (0.91-2.29)

0.115

  Nasal fracture

20 (3.3)

22 (2.7)

1.3 (0.68-2.34)

0.456

Thoracic trauma, n(%)

    

  Rib fracture

86 (14.3)

99 (11.9)

1.2 (0.90-1.68)

0.188

  Hemothorax

16 (2.7)

22 (2.7)

1.0 (0.52-1.93)

0.992

  Pneumothorax

18 (3.0)

28 (3.4)

0.9 (0.48-1.61)

0.686

  Hemopneumothorax

12 (2.0)

25 (3.0)

0.7 (0.33-1.32)

0.231

  Lung contusion

12 (2.0)

35 (4.2)

0.5 (0.24-0.90)

0.020

  Thoracic vertebral fracture

5 (0.8)

7 (0.8)

1.0 (0.31-3.12)

0.980

Abdominal trauma, n(%)

    

  Intra-abdominal injury

13 (2.2)

27 (3.3)

0.7 (0.34-1.28)

0.216

  Hepatic injury

35 (5.8)

50 (6.0)

1.0 (0.62-1.50)

0.870

  Splenic injury

16 (2.7)

21 (2.5)

1.1 (0.54-2.03)

0.879

  Retroperitoneal injury

2 (0.3)

4 (0.5)

0.7 (0.13-3.77)

0.665

  Renal injury

6 (1.0)

9 (1.1)

0.9 (0.33-2.60)

0.873

  Urinary bladder injury

2 (0.3)

1 (0.1)

2.8 (0.25-30.56)

0.387

  Lumbar vertebral fracture

1 (0.2)

13 (1.6)

0.1 (0.01-0.80)

0.008

Extremity trauma, n(%)

    

  Scapular fracture

25 (4.2)

19 (2.3)

1.9 (1.01-3.39)

0.044

  Clavicle fracture

96 (16.0)

105 (12.7)

1.3 (0.97-1.77)

0.076

  Humeral fracture

15 (2.5)

41 (4.9)

0.5 (0.27-0.90)

0.018

  Radial fracture

37 (6.2)

82 (9.9)

0.6 (0.40-0.89)

0.012

  Ulnar fracture

25 (4.2)

43 (5.2)

0.8 (0.48-1.31)

0.368

  Metacarpal fracture

15 (2.5)

21 (2.5)

1.0 (0.50-1.93)

0.965

  Pelvic fracture

20 (3.3)

34 (4.1)

0.8 (0.46-1.41)

0.449

  Femoral fracture

57 (9.5)

87 (10.5)

0.9 (0.63-1.27)

0.531

  Patella fracture

21 (3.5)

27 (3.3)

1.1 (0.60-1.92)

0.806

  Tibia fracture

57 (9.5)

78 (9.4)

1.0 (0.71-1.44)

0.962

  Fibular fracture

31 (5.2)

52 (6.3)

0.8 (0.51-1.28)

0.374

  Calcaneal fracture

17 (2.8)

26 (3.1)

0.9 (0.48-1.67)

0.737

  Metatarsal fracture

6 (1.0)

18 (2.2)

0.5 (0.18-1.15)

0.088