Impact of the Body Mass on Complications and Outcome in Multiple Trauma Patients: What Does the Weight Weigh?

Table 1

Study population and characteristics according to the BMI.

	All	Underweight	Normal	Overweight	Obesity	P value
Number of patients (%)	586 (100.0%)	28 (4.8%)	265 (45.2%)	211 (36.0%)	82 (14.0%)	—
Age (years)	42.0  ±  18.0	33.6  ±  19.7	37.2  ±  17.4	46.7  ±  17.7	48.0  ±  14.9	<0.001
Male (%)	410  (70.0%)	9  (32.1%)	176  (66.4%)	162  (76.8%)	63  (76.8%)	<0.001
GCS	10.5±4.8	9.5±5.1	10.1±4.8	10.8±4.7	11.4±4.7	0.066
AIS head	1.9  ±  1.8	2.4  ±  2.0	2.0  ±  1.8	1.9  ±  1.8	1.5  ±  1.5	0.034
AIS face	1.0±1.2	1.0±1.2	1.0±1.3	1.0±1.2	0.8±1.0	0.337
AIS chest	2.7±1.5	2.6±1.5	2.6±1.5	2.7±1.6	3.0±1.2	0.175
AIS abdomen	1.2±1.6	1.5±1.8	1.2±1.6	1.1±1.5	1.3±1.6	0.485
AIS extremities	2.1±1.4	1.8±1.4	2.2±1.4	2.1±1.4	2.2±1.3	0.285
AIS extern	1.0±1.1	1.0±1.0	1.1±1.1	1.0±1.1	1.1±1.1	0.822
ISS	28.8±10.7	29.8±11.2	29.1±10.7	28.9±11.1	27.1±9.7	0.502

GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale.
AIS: Abbreviated Injury Scale.
ISS: Injury Severity Score.