Using statewide hospital discharge data from 2005 to 2014, this study aimed to describe and identify predictors of firearm assault among young Black men ages 18 to 44 in Arkansas. Descriptive analyses of data were performed for patient demographics (age, marital status, residential location, etc.), injury, and health care information (hospital charges, length of stay, mortality, time, day and season of injury, etc.). Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify significant predicting factors for firearm assault among this population. Most of the sample survived firearm assault injury, were ages 18–35, were not married, resided in Central Arkansas, and were admitted to a Central Arkansas hospital during night hours on weekends. The majority had a short hospital stay, and total charges exceeded $34 million during the study observation years. Most patients had no diagnosis of a mental disorder, and a little less than half had drug use disorders. Being ages 18–25, living in the Central region of Arkansas, and being married were all significant predictors of firearm assault for this population. Death was also significantly associated with firearm assault. Our findings lay the groundwork for understanding firearm assault injury among young Black men in Arkansas. Research should be expanded to examine other important data sources for firearm assault and to further explore the context of predicting factors, in order to provide a more comprehensive understanding of firearm assault and to better inform future prevention efforts.

这项研究利用 2005 年至 2014 年全州范围内的出院数据，旨在描述和确定阿肯色州 18 岁至 44 岁的年轻黑人男性中枪支袭击的预测因素。对患者人口统计数据（年龄、婚姻状况、居住地点等）、伤害和医疗保健信息（医院费用、住院时间、死亡率、受伤时间、日期和季节等）进行数据描述性分析。进行逻辑回归分析以确定该人群中枪支袭击的重要预测因素。大多数样本在枪伤中幸存下来，年龄在 18 至 35 岁之间，未婚，居住在阿肯色州中部，周末夜间入住阿肯色州中部医院。大多数人住院时间较短，在研究观察期间的总费用超过 3400 万美元。大多数患者没有被诊断出精神障碍，略低于一半的患者患有吸毒障碍。年龄在 18 至 25 岁之间、居住在阿肯色州中部地区并且已婚都是该人群遭受枪支袭击的重要预测因素。死亡也与枪支袭击密切相关。我们的研究结果为了解阿肯色州年轻黑人的枪支袭击伤害奠定了基础。应扩大研究范围，检查枪支袭击的其他重要数据源，并进一步探索预测因素的背景，以便更全面地了解枪支袭击并更好地为未来的预防工作提供信息。