Table 2.
Demographic Data for the Severe CHI and Control Groups
|
M |
SD |
n |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic variable | CHI | Con | CHI | Con | CHI | Con | Cohen’s d |
| Age (years) | 30.61 | 30.72 | 9.64 | 10.98 | 18 | 18 | 0.01 |
| Education (years) | 12.83 | 13.61 | 1.89 | 1.82 | 18 | 18 | 0.42 |
| Mother’s education (years) | 13.35 | 13.83 | 2.29 | 2.37 | 17 | 18 | 0.19 |
| Father’s education (years) | 13.59 | 13.72 | 2.79 | 3.12 | 17 | 18 | 0.05 |
| Barona Index FSIQ estimatea | 105.08 | 107.05 | 5.48 | 7.01 | 18 | 18 | 0.31 |
Note. CHI = closed-head injury; Con = control; FSIQ = Full Scale Intelligence Quotient.
Estimated Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale—Revised FSIQ was based on the Barona Index equation (Barona, Reynolds, & Chastain, 1984), which takes into account the following six demographic variables: age, sex, race, education, occupation, and region.