Table II. —Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample (N.=247).
| Variable | N. | % | Median | Min-max | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 51 | 0-82 | 47.7 | 19.1 | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 164 | 66.4 | ||||
| Female | 83 | 33.6 | ||||
| Etiology | ||||||
| TBI | 138 | 55.9 | ||||
| Vascular | 87 | 35.2 | ||||
| Anoxic | 20 | 8.1 | ||||
| Infective | 2 | 0.8 | ||||
| LOS-A (days) | 34 | 10-199 | 41.9 | 26.1 | ||
| LOS-R (days) | 142 | 4-605 | 158.4 | 26.1 | ||
| Discharge GOS | ||||||
| Good recovery | 16 | 16.5 | ||||
| Moderate disability | 47 | 19.0 | ||||
| Severe disability | 115 | 46.5 | ||||
| Vegetative state | 68 | 27.5 | ||||
| Death | 1 | 0.4 | ||||
| Center | ||||||
| ISA | 144 | 58.3 | ||||
| CCF | 51 | 20.6 | ||||
| IMOR | 20 | 8.1 | ||||
| FDG | 20 | 8.1 | ||||
| FSL | 12 | 4.9 |
N: number; Min: minimum; Max: maximum; SD: standard deviation; TBI: traumatic brain injury; LOS-A: acute length of stay; LOS-R: rehabilitation length of stay; GOS: Glasgow Outcome Scale; ISA: Instituto Sant’Anna; CCF: Centro Cardinal Ferrari; IMOR: Istituto di Montecatone Ospedale di Riabilitazione; FDG: Fondazione Don Gnocchi; FSL: Fondazione Santa Lucia.