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Table 1 Patient demographics and characteristics

From: The effect of circle of willis anatomy and scanning practices on outcomes for blunt cerebrovascular injuries

 

All Patients

n = 561

Circle of Willis Anomaly

n = 93

Circle of Willis Normal

n = 468

p

Sex, % Male (n)

64.7% (363)

65.6% (55.5, 74.5)

64.5% (60.1, 68.7)

0.91

Age, Median (IQR)*

48.0 (32.0, 64.0)

41.0 (28.0, 57.0)

49.0 (33.0, 66.0)

0.002

Age ≥ 89 years old, % (n)

2.1% (12)

0% (0, 3.2)

2.6% (1.5–4.4)

0.23

Race, % (n)

American Indian

0.7% (4)

0% (0-3.2)

0.9% (0.3–2.2)

 

Asian

1.3% (7)

2.2% (0.6–7.8)

1.1% (0.5–2.5)

 

Black or African American

4.3% (24)

5.4% (2.3–12.0)

4.1% (2.6–6.3)

0.73

Other/Unknown

17.3% (97)

16.1% (10.0-24.9)

17.5% (14.4–21.2)

 

White

76.5% (429)

76.3% (66.8–83.8)

76.5% (72.5–80.1)

 

Hispanic, % (n)

8.2% (46)

10.8% (6.0-18.7)

7.7% (5.6–10.5)

0.55

Cause of Injury, % (n)

MCC/MVC

48.8% (274)

48.4% (38.5–58.4)

48.9% (44.4–53.5)

 

Fall

26.6% (149)

17.2% (10.9–26.1)

28.4% (24.5–32.7)

0.01

Other/Unknown

21.4% (120)

25.8% (18.0-35.5)

20.5% (17.1–24.4)

 

Assault

1.8% (10)

4.3% (0.6–2.8)

1.3% (1.7–10.5)

 

Gunshot Wound

1.4% (8)

4.3% (1.7–10.5)

0.9% (0.3–2.2)

 

Comorbidities, % (n)

Smoker

21.9% (123)

22.6% (15.3–32.1)

21.8% (18.3–25.8)

0.87

Hypertension

21.3% (120)

14.0% (8.4–22.5)

22.9% (19.3–26.9)

0.07

Alcoholism

9.1% (51)

14.0% (8.4–22.5)

8.1% (6.0–11.0)

0.07

Diabetes

7.5% (42)

2.2% (0.6–7.6)

8.6% (6.3–11.4)

0.03

Peripheral Artery Disease

0.7% (4)

1.1% (0.2–5.8)

0.6% (0.2–1.9)

0.52

Myocardial Infarction

0.4% (2)

2.2% (0.6–7.6)

0% (0-0.6)

0.03

Injury Severity Scale, Median (IQR)

17.0 (10.0, 26.0)

21.0 (13.0, 29.0)

17.0 (9.0, 25.0)

0.003

Pre-injury Anticoagulants, % (CI)

4.1% (23)

1.1% (0.2–5.8)

4.7% (3.1-7.0)

0.15

Pre-injury Antiplatelets, % (CI)

8.7% (49)

4.3% (1.7–10.5)

9.6% (7.3–12.6)

0.31

  1. *Where age < 89 years old, age older than 89 is coded due to data use restrictions with participating hospitals. BMI: body mass index. CI: confidence interval. IQR: interquartile range. MCC/MVC: motorcycle collision/motor vehicle collision, COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Circle of Willis (COW) anomalies were compared to normal COW anatomy and included those which were missing or absent, unformed, narrowing, incomplete, separations, aneurysms, luminal irregularities, and fetal-type variations. Bold p-values indicate statistical significance