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Table 2 Pre-existing comorbidities.

From: Treatment course and outcomes following drug and alcohol-related traumatic injuries

A. Pre-existing comorbidities associated with alcohol-related trauma incidents

Comorbidity (NTDB Description)

Number of Incidents

Odds Ratio 1

(95% CI)

   Chronic Alcohol Abuse

5,455

9.72

(9.02,10.48)

   Documented History of Cirrhosis

250

2.48

(1.89,3.26)

   Acquired Coagulopathy

121

2.23

(1.48,3.31)

   Chronic Pulmonary Condition

277

1.90

(1.45,2.49)

   COPD

1,051

1.42

(1.22,1.65)

   Chronic Drug Abuse

1,091

1.18

(1.05,1.34)

B. Pre-existing comorbidities associated with drug-related incidents

Comorbidity (NTDB Description)

Number of Incidents

Odds Ratio

(95% CI)

   Chronic Drug Abuse

5,079

7.80

(7.11,8.56)

   HIV/AIDS

295

2.38

(1.83,3.11)

   Organic Brain Syndrome

47

2.13

(1.17,3.89)

   Chronic Alcohol Abuse

2,582

1.42

(1.30,1.54)

   COPD

1,304

1.40

(1.24,1.58)

   Documented History of Cirrhosis

235

1.34

(1.02,1.80)

   History of Psychiatric Disorders

6,045

1.33

(1.26,1.41)

C. Pre-existing comorbidities associated with alcohol-and-drug related incidents

Comorbidity (NTDB Description)

Number of Incidents

Odds Ratio

(95% CI)

   Chronic Alcohol Abuse

6,839

7.35

(6.82,7.92)

   Chronic Drug Abuse

5,004

7.65

(6.97,8.40)

   Documented History of Cirrhosis

249

1.97

(1.46,2.65)

   HIV/AIDS

250

1.99

(1.48,2.66)

  1. 1. All odds ratios are significant at the α = 0.01 level.