Table 4.
Injury Characteristics Among Women With Reported Head Injuries
| Injury characteristic | Full sample (n = 373) | ≥ 1 HI due to IPV (n = 255) | HI not due to IPV (n = 118) | t/U/χ2 | P | d/r/OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at most severe HI, M (SD), Mdn, rangea | 22.4 (10.0), 22, 1-53 | 24.2 (9.2), 23, 3-52 | 18.5 (10.5), 17, 1-53 | t = 5.39 | <0.001 | d = 0.60 (0.38, 0.83) |
| Number of HIs, M (SD), Mdn, rangeb | 12.3 (2.5), 2.5, 1-515 | 14.5 (40.0), 3, 1-515 | 1.8 (1.8), 1 (1-13) | U = 5599.5 | <0.001 | r = 0.51 |
| Ever had LOC due to HI, n (%)c | 207 (55.5%) | 144 (56.7%) | 63 (53.4%) | χ2 = 0.36 | 0.551 | OR = 1.14 (0.74, 1.77) |
| Number of HIs with LOC, M (SD), Mdn, rangec | 2.6 (4.5), 1, 1-35 | 3.2 (5.3), 1, 1-35 | 1.3 (0.6), 1, 1-4 | U = 3145.5 | <0.001 | r = 0.27 |
| Ever hospitalized, n (%) | 230 (61.7%) | 143 (56.1%) | 87 (73.7%) | χ2 = 10.63 | 0.001 | OR = 2.20 (1.36, 3.55) |
| Number of hospitalizations, M (SD), Mdn, ranged | 1.8 (4.1), 1, 1-60 | 2.2 (5.2), 1, 1-60 | 1.2 (0.4), 1, 1-3 | U = 4861.0 | 0.001 | r = 0.22 |
| Ever had CT/medical evaluation for HI, n (%)e | 180 (80.7%) | 117 (81.8%) | 63 (78.8%) | χ2 = 0.31 | 0.578 | OR = 1.21 (0.61, 2.41) |
| Ever experience coma, n (%) | 9 (2.4%) | 4 (1.6%) | 5 (4.2%) | χ2 = 2.44 | 0.118 | OR = 2.77 (0.73, 10.53) |
| Coma duration (days), M (SD), Mdn, range | 28.1 (45.0), 4, 0-120 | 9.8 (12.2), 4, 3-28 | 42.8 (57.8), 2, 0-120 | U = 8.0 | 0.621 | r = 0.16 |
| Received rehabilitation, n (%) | 19 (5.1%) | 8 (3.2%) | 11 (9.4%) | χ2 = 6.39 | 0.011 | OR = 3.18 (1.24, 8.13) |
a
Two participants were missing on age at most severe injury, with one reporting a head injury due to IPV and one reporting no head injury due to IPV; bone participant was missing on total number of head injuries and five participants were missing on number of head injuries due to IPV; cone participant who had a head injury due to IPV was missing on reported LOC and number of head injuries with LOC; done participant who did not have a head injury due to IPV was missing on number of hospitalizations; eseven participants who did not have a head injury due to IPV were missing on whether they had a CT or medical evaluation after head injury.