TABLE 3.
Comorbidity | >50 years at 5-year follow-up | <= 50 years at 5-year follow-up | OR [CI] | p-value | ||
X/N | % | X/N | % | |||
Anxiety | 22/149 | 14.76 | 14/70 | 20 | 0.71 [0.34–1.47] | 0.46 |
Depression | 17/150 | 11.33 | 17/69 | 24.63 | 0.37 [0.17–0.8] | 0.016 |
Chronic pain | 21/150 | 14 | 13/69 | 18.8 | 0.69 [0.33–1.47] | 0.45 |
Hypertension | 27/153 | 17.6 | 5/71 | 7.04 | 2.91 [1.16–7.33] | 0.03 |
Post-traumatic stress disorder | 14/150 | 9.3 | 11/70 | 15.71 | 0.52 [0.22–1.24] | 0.2 |
High blood cholesterol | 21/150 | 14 | 2/70 | 2.8 | 5.26 [1.46–18.9] | 0.009 |
Cataracts | 20/150 | 13.3 | 0/70 | 0 | Inf | 0.0001 |
Sleep disorder | 14/150 | 9.3 | 5/69 | 7.2 | 1.31 [0.47–3.7] | 0.79 |
Panic attacks | 11/150 | 7.3 | 8/70 | 11.4 | 0.61 [0.23–1.64] | 0.46 |
Osteoarthritis | 13/151 | 8.6 | 1/70 | 1.4 | 9.79 [1.2–78.8] | 0.018 |
‘X’ represents the number of subjects with a specific comorbidity (same time or after TBI) and ‘N’ represents the total number of subjects with the presence and absence of the comorbidity. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. The p-value was obtained using the Fisher’s - Exact test.