Table 4.
Comparisons between the matched general population sample (healthy and with at least one chronic health condition) and the pTBI sample on the PCSI-SR13 total score and the PCSI-SR13 scale scores
| Scale | Characteristic | Healthy general population sample vs. pTBI sample | General population sample with at least one chronic health condition vs. pTBI sample | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General population (N = 233) | pTBI (N = 233) | U | p | A | General population (N = 126) | pTBI (N = 126) | U | p | A | ||
| Total | M (SD) | 13.4 (20.2) | 20.3 (18.4) | 17,566 | < 0.001 | 0.32 | 27.7 (23.6) | 21.1 (19.0) | 6764 | 0.042 | 0.57 |
| Md (Min, Max) | 5.00 (0, 106) | 14.0 (0, 82.0) | 20.5 (0, 105) | 15.0 (0, 82.0) | |||||||
| Physical | M (SD) | 3.89 (7.39) | 6.32 (6.92) | 17,666 | < 0.001 | 0.33 | 7.50 (8.59) | 6.26 (6.57) | 7729.5 | 0.718 | 0.51 |
| Md (Min, Max) | 1.00 (0, 47.0) | 4.00 (0, 35.0) | 4.50 (0, 42.0) | 4.00 (0, 35.0) | |||||||
| Emotional | M (SD) | 3.28 (4.67) | 4.93 (5.08) | 19,583 | < 0.001 | 0.36 | 7.18 (6.14) | 5.23 (5.48) | 6456 | 0.01 | 0.59 |
| Md (Min, Max) | 1.00 (0, 21.0) | 3.00 (0, 24.0) | 6.00 (0, 24.0) | 3.00 (0, 24.0) | |||||||
| Cognitive | M (SD) | 3.54 (6.32) | 5.48 (5.70) | 18,060 | < 0.001 | 0.33 | 7.87 (8.39) | 6.04 (6.02) | 7492 | 0.439 | 0.53 |
| Md (Min, Max) | 1.00 (0, 33.0) | 4.00 (0, 25.0) | 5.00 (0, 35.0) | 4.50 (0, 25.0) | |||||||
| Fatigue | M (SD) | 2.67 (3.76) | 3.52 (3.72) | 21,496 | < 0.001 | 0.40 | 5.10 (4.61) | 3.60 (3.92) | 6468.5 | 0.01 | 0.59 |
| Md (Min, Max) | 1.00 (0, 15.0) | 3.00 (0, 17.0) | 4.00 (0, 18.0) | 3.00 (0, 17.0) | |||||||
M mean, SD standard deviation, Md median, Min minimum, Max maximum, U Mann–Whitney U test statistic, p p-value, A Vargha and Delaney’s effect size: group equal (0.50), small (0.35–0.44 or 0.56–0.63), medium (0.30–0.34 or 0.64–0.70), and large effect (greater than 0.29 or 0.71). Values in bold are significant at 5% (total) or 1.25% (scale scores)