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. 2023 Jun 15;17:1158483. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1158483

TABLE 3.

Comparison of the prevalence of comorbidities according to the age of the subjects at 5-year follow-up.

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.