Advanced age is associated with worsened outcomes and a unique genomic response in severely injured patients with hemorrhagic shock

Table 2 Discharge disposition of young and aged trauma patients

Patient discharge disposition
	Young (age <55 years) (n = 1,395)	Aged (age ≥ 55 years) (n = 533)
	Number (%)		P -value
Home	480 (34.4%)	66 (12.4%)	<0.001^a
Inpatient rehabilitation	357 (25.5%)	96 (18.0%)	<0.001^a
LTAC	52 (3.7%)	38 (7.1%)	0.002^a
Skilled nursing facility	283 (20.3%)	193 (36.2%)	<0.001^a
Other	43 (3.1%)	12 (2.3%)	0.36
Death (as inpatient)	180 (12.9%)	128 (24.0%)	<0.001^a

A P-value <0.05 was considered significant designated by superscript a. LTAC, long-term acute care facility.

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