Table 2.
TBI characteristics by traumatic brain injury.
| Variables | Yes, for TBI (n = 384) | TBI 1 (n = 182) | TBI 2 (n = 81) | TBI 3 (n = 42) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Time length of loss of consciousness | ||||
| Only a brief moment | 243 (63%) | 112 (62%) | 53 (65%) | 31 (74%) |
| More than 10 min | 47 (12%) | 24 (13%) | 10 (12%) | 2 (4.8%) |
| More than 30 min | 32 (8.3%) | 16 (8.8%) | 4 (4.9%) | 3 (7.1%) |
| More than 24 h | 22 (5.7%) | 12 (6.6%) | 4 (4.9%) | 2 (4.8%) |
| Do not Know | 35 (9.1%) | 16 (8.8%) | 7 (8.6%) | 4 (9.5%) |
| Missing | 5 (1.3%) | 2 (1.1%) | 3 (3.7%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Recency of last TBI | ||||
| Within past week | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Within past month | 4 (1.0%) | 3 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Within past 6 months | 12 (3.1%) | 6 (3.3%) | 2 (2.5%) | 2 (4.8%) |
| Less than 2 years | 34 (8.9%) | 20 (11%) | 6 (7.4%) | 1 (2.4%) |
| Less than 5 years | 64 (17%) | 32 (18%) | 10 (12%) | 9 (21%) |
| Less than 10 years | 85 (22%) | 41 (23%) | 19 (23%) | 10(24%) |
| Over 10 years ago | 182 (47%) | 80 (44%) | 41 (51%) | 20(48%) |
| Missing | 2 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.5%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Severity of head injury | ||||
| Skull fracture | 44 (11%) | 23 (13%) | 10 (12%) | 3 (7.1%) |
| Closed head injury with intracranial bleeding | 18 (4.7%) | 10 (5.5%) | 2 (2.5%) | 2 (4.8%) |
| Surgical intervention | 9 (2.3%) | 5 (2.7%) | 2 (2.5%) | 1 (2.4%) |
| Missing | 313 (82%) | 144 (79%) | 67 (83%) | 36 (86%) |
| Symptom following head injury | ||||
| Weakness in any part of body | 77 (20%) | 41 (23%) | 15 (19%) | 3 (7.1%) |
| Poor concentration | 35 (9.1%) | 16 (8.8%) | 8 (9.9%) | 4 (9.5%) |
| Memory loss | 22 (5.7%) | 8 (4.4%) | 5 (6.2%) | 4 (9.5%) |
| Problem finding the right words when speaking | 8 (2.1%) | 5 (2.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (4.8%) |
| Problem with coordination or balance | 6 (1.6%) | 2 (1.1%) | 3 (3.7%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Personality change | 3 (0.8%) | 3 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Anxiety or depression | 10 (2.6%) | 3 (1.6%) | 3 (3.7%) | 1 (2.4%) |
| Others | 3 (0.8%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Missing | 220 (57%) | 103 (57%) | 46 (57%) | 28 (67%) |
All statistical procedures were computed on R4.3.3. Statistical tests are two-sided.