title: The Moderation of Blood Alcohol Levels on Higher Odds of Survival among American Indians with Violent, Blunt-Force Traumatic Brain Injuries.
abstract: This study assessed the moderation of blood alcohol level (BAL) and American Indian race on survival of patients with violent traumatic brain injury (TBI). An initial logistic regression model indicated that those who were American Indian and insured had higher odds of survival and those with higher injury severity scores and low-medium BAL were less likely to survive. A second logistic regression model including a relationship between American Indians and BAL found that American Indians had a higher odds of survival which tripled when they have no BAL. Low-medium and high BAL were associated with less likelihood of survival among White patients.
authors.affiliation: a Health Sciences, California State University, Channel Islands , Camarillo , California , USA.
authors.forename: Kristen F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Linton
authors.affiliation: b Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawai'i at Manoa , Honolulu, Hawaii , USA.
authors.forename: Bum Jung
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000067401:Blood Alcohol Content; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D013534:Survival; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000067401:Blood Alcohol Content
keywords: American Indian; alcohol; mortality; survival; traumatic brain injury