Table 2 Patient characteristics and outcomes following mandibular fractures

Total (n = count)

38,470

3,514

Total incidence (%)

8.4

Age (median, years)

35.0 (25.0, 51.0)

43.0 (28.0, 57.0)

 < 0.001

Age group (%)

 18–44

65.0

52.8

 < 0.001

 45–64

24.2

30.7

 65–74

4.7

7.7

  ≥ 75

6.1

8.8

Sex (%)

 Male

78.6

79.1

0.466

 Female

21.4

20.9

Race (%)

 White

50.7

57.6

 < 0.001

 Black

24.6

18.3

 Asian or Pacific Islander

1.6

1.3

 Native American

1.1

1.0

 Other

9.5

10.8

Number of Comorbidity (%)

 0

38.5

12.9

 < 0.001

 1

26.6

23.7

 2

17.3

23.1

  ≥ 3

17.6

40.4

LOS (median, d)

3(2–5)

15(7–24)

 < 0.001

TOTCHG (median, $)

48,336 (27,347–91,379)

211,915 (105,311–392,487)

 < 0.001

Type of insure (%)

 Medicare

13.5

18.4

 < 0.001

 Medicaid

26.8

25.4

 Private insurance

28.5

33.0

 Self-pay

19.5

12.5

 No charge

1.9

1.1

 Other

9.7

9.6

Bed size of hospital (%)

 Small

6.70

5.70

0.003

 Medium

21.1

19.4

 Large

72.2

74.9

Elective admission (%)

8.2

3.8

 < 0.001

Type of hospital (teaching %)

84.0

85.0

0.108

Location of hospital (urban, %)

97.6

98.1

0.057

Region of hospital (%)

 Northeast

19.8

12.7

 < 0.001

 Midwest or North Central

18.5

20.3

 South

39.3

45.6

 West

22.3

21.3

 Died (%)

1.7

10.6

 < 0.001