Table 1 Baseline characteristics before and after propensity score-based matching.

From: Comparative effectiveness of angioembolization versus open surgery in patients with blunt splenic injury

 

Before matching

After matching

SAE

Open surgery

SMD

SAE

Open surgery

SMD

Patients

1,634

558

 

377

377

 

Sex, female, n (%)

470 (28.8)

123 (22.0)

0.155

80 (21.3)

93 (24.8)

0.081

Age, in years, (SD)

42 (23)

42 (22)

0.033

43 (23)

42 (22)

0.040

Vital signs at hospital arrival

 Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, (SD)

114 (29)

102 (32)

0.380

102 (30)

105 (32)

0.074

 Heart rate, beats/min, (SD)

95 (25)

99 (27)

0.160

100 (26)

98 (26)

0.066

 Body temperature, °C, (SD)

36.3 (0.9)

36.0 (1.1)

0.297

36.0 (1.1)

36.1 (1.0)

0.061

 GCS, median [IQR]

15 [14–15]

14 [12–15]

0.298

14 [12–15]

14 [13–15]

0.110

Medical history, n (%)

 Coronary heart disease

33 (2.0)

9 (1.6)

0.030

7 (1.8)

6 (1.6)

0.019

 Congestive heart failure

15 (0.9)

6 (1.1)

0.016

5 (1.2)

3 (0.8)

0.044

 Hypertension

171 (10.5)

54 (9.7)

0.026

33 (8.7)

34 (8.9)

0.01

 Stroke

33 (2.0)

11 (2.0)

0.003

7 (1.8)

5 (1.3)

0.042

 Dementia

20 (1.2)

9 (1.6)

0.033

7 (1.9)

5 (1.3)

0.046

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

12 (0.7)

1 (0.2)

0.082

2 (0.4)

1 (0.3)

0.017

 Peptic ulcer

13 (0.8)

6 (1.1)

0.029

3 (0.9)

4 (1.1)

0.02

 Liver cirrhosis

15 (0.9)

10 (1.8)

0.076

6 (1.6)

4 (1.1)

0.046

 Diabetes mellitus

89 (5.4)

34 (6.1)

0.028

25 (6.6)

23 (6.0)

0.022

 Chronic renal failure

19 (1.2)

3 (0.5)

0.068

1 (0.3)

2 (0.5)

0.044

 Malignancy

16 (1.0)

6 (1.1)

0.010

2 (0.6)

2 (0.5)

0.011

 Hematological disease

2 (0.1)

3 (0.5)

0.072

2 (0.5)

1 (0.3)

0.042

 Human immunodeficiency virus

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0.035

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 < 0.001

AIS code for splenic injury, n (%)

 NFS(544,299.2)

68 (4.2)

18 (3.2)

0.05

16 (4.3)

15 (4.1)

0.011

Contusion

 NFS (544,210.2)

44 (2.7)

7 (1.3)

0.104

5 (1.4)

6 (1.6)

0.018

 Minor, superficial; OIS I, II (544,212.2)

172 (10.5)

28 (5.0)

0.207

21 (5.5)

25 (6.6)

0.048

 Major; OIS III (544,214.3)

174 (10.6)

30 (5.4)

0.195

25 (6.5)

29 (7.6)

0.043

Laceration

 NFS (544,220.2)

23 (1.4)

9 (1.6)

0.017

7 (1.8)

6 (1.6)

0.016

 Minor, superficial; OIS I, II (544,222.2)

98 (6.0)

37 (6.6)

0.026

29 (7.8)

29 (7.7)

0.005

 Moderate; OIS III (544,224.3)

630 (38.6)

136 (24.4)

0.309

92 (24.3)

113 (29.9)

0.125

 Major; OIS IV (544,226.4)

352 (21.5)

198 (35.5)

0.313

140 (37.1)

124 (32.9)

0.087

 Massive; OIS V (544,228.5)

42 (2.6)

63 (11.3)

0.349

25 (6.7)

18 (4.7)

0.089

Rupture

 NFS (544,240.3)

43 (2.6)

35 (6.3)

0.177

20 (5.3)

15 (4.1)

0.056

 Injury Severity Score*, median [IQR]

22 [13–34]

25 [16–36]

0.246

27 [17–36]

25 [16–36]

0.130

AIS body region, median score [IQR]

 AIS 1: head

0 [0–1]

0 [0–1]

0.075

0 [0–2]

0 [0–1]

0.032

 AIS 2: face

0 [0–0]

0 [0–0]

0.008

0 [0–0]

0 [0–0]

0.013

 AIS 3: neck

0 [0–0]

0 [0–0]

0.090

0 [0–0]

0 [0–0]

0.001

 AIS 4: thorax

3 [0–4]

3 [0–4]

0.091

3 [0–4]

3 [0–4]

0.041

 AIS 5: abdomen*

3 [3–3]

3 [3–4]

0.466

3 [3–4]

3 [3–4]

0.094

 AIS 6: spine

0 [0–0]

0 [0–0]

0.030

0 [0–0]

0 [0–0]

0.025

 AIS 7: upper extremity

0 [0–1]

0 [0–1]

0.064

0 [0–1]

0 [0–1]

0.02

 AIS 8: lower extremity

0 [0–2]

0 [0–2]

0.089

0 [0–2]

0 [0–2]

0.005

 AIS 9: unspecified

0 [0–0]

0 [0–0]

0.046

0 [0–0]

0 [0–0]

0.027

  1. The variables listed in the table were used to estimate the propensity score to predict the likelihood of undergoing SAE. Categorical and continuous variables are expressed as absolute counts (%) and mean (SD), respectively, unless otherwise specified. GCS and AIS body region are expressed as median IQR.
  2. AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; IQR, interquartile range; NFS, not further specified; SD, standard deviation; OIS, Organ Injury Scale; SMD, standardized mean difference.
  3. *Not included in variables to estimate propensity score.