Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics
From: Serum lactate as a predictor of early outcomes among trauma patients in Uganda
Characteristic | Kampala trauma score II | pvalues | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 502) | Severe (n = 108) | Non-severe (n = 394) | ||
Age, median (IQR) | 28 (23, 33) | 28 (23, 34) | 28 (23, 33) | 0.530 |
Sex, n (%) | ||||
Male | 399 (79) | 84 (78) | 315 (80) | 0.620 |
Female | 103 (21) | 24 (22) | 79 (20) | |
Occupation, n (%) | ||||
Salaried/wage | 138 (28) | 21 (19) | 117 (30) | 0.040 |
Student | 66 (13) | 12 (11) | 54 (14) | |
Peasant | 117 (23) | 33 (31) | 84 (21) | |
Business | 86 (17) | 19 (18) | 67 (17) | |
Boda-boda (motorcyclist) | 77 (15) | 22 (20) | 55 (14) | |
Others | 18 (4) | 1 (1) | 17 (4) | |
Education level, n (%) | ||||
None | 59 (12) | 23 (21) | 36 (9) | 0.010 |
Primary | 214 (43) | 42 (39) | 172 (44) | |
Secondary | 146 (29) | 29 (27) | 117 (30) | |
Tertiary | 83 (17) | 14 (13) | 69 (18) | |
Region injured, n (%) | ||||
Head/neck | 233 (46) | 77 (33) | 156 (67) | <0.001 |
Face | 126 (25) | 39 (31) | 87 (69) | 0.003 |
Thorax | 53 (11) | 25 (47) | 28 (53) | <0.001 |
Abdomen/visceral pelvis | 35 (7) | 18 (51) | 17 (49) | 0.001 |
Extremities/bony pelvis | 195 (39) | 36 (18) | 159 (82) | 0.19 |
Skin | 79 (16) | 11 (14) | 68 (86) | 0.07 |
Cause of the trauma, n (%) | ||||
Road traffic crash | 269 (56) | 59 (21.93) | 210 (78) | <0.01 |
Assault | 165 (33) | 36 (21.82) | 129 (79) | |
Gunshot | 3 (1) | 2 (66.67) | 1 (33) | |
Falls | 34 (7) | 3 (8.82) | 31 (91) | |
Burns | 11 (2) | 6 (54.55) | 5 (46) | |
Others | 20 (4) | 2 (10.00) | 18 (90) | |
Type of injury, n (%) | ||||
Blunt trauma | 443 (88) | 93 (21) | 350 (79) | 0.04 |
Penetrating | 17 (4) | 6 (35) | 11 (65) | |
Burns | 10 (3) | 5 (50) | 5 (50) | |
Others | 32 (6) | 4 (13) | 28 (88) | |
Duration, median (IQR) | 3 (2, 4) | 3 (2, 4) | 3 (2, 4) | 0.5 |