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Table 2 Summary of results. Demographic data: mean ages, waiting times, serum ethanol testing and disposition

From: Racial disparities in health care—emergency department management of minor head injury

 

Indigenous

Non-indigenous

p value

OR

    

95% CI

Mean age (years) (SD)

32.7 (9.45)

29.4 (10.58)

0.005 *

 

Sex M/F

38/35

111/85

0.58 #

 

Mean waiting time (minutes) (SD)

44.6 (49.6)

31.1 (36.4)

0.02 *

 

Seen within recommended triage time n(%)

54 (74%)

160 (82%)

0.18 #

0.63

0.34–1.21

Consultant n(%)

10 (13.5%)

21 (11%)

  

Registrar n(%)

22 (30%)

80 (41%)

0.27 $

 

Resident n(%)

41 (56%)

95 (48%)

  

Serum ethanol tested n(%)

16 (22%)

19 (9.7%)

0.013 #

2.6

1.26–5.42

Admitted n(%)

13 (17.8%)

36 (18.4%)

0.25 $

 

Left against medical advice n(%)

3 (4%)

2 (1.5%)

  
  1. *Mann-Whitney test, #Fisher’s exact test, $chi-square comparative test