Table III.
Participant statistics, including age of injury acquisition, Glasgow Coma Scale score and mechanism of injury
| OI | TBI | t | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age of injury* | ||||
| M | 12.021 | 13.341 | −2.97 | 0.0035 |
| SD | 2.48 | 2.773 | ||
| Range | 7.053–16.556 | 7.102–17.216 | ||
| GCS | ||||
| M | 14.985 | 7.972 | ||
| SD | 0.122 | 4.434 | ||
| Range | 14–15 | 3–15 | ||
| Mechanism of injury | ||||
| Auto, truck, bus (driver/passenger) | 2 | 24 | ||
| Motorcycle/moped | 5 | 7 | ||
| RV, off road | 1 | 6 | ||
| Bicycle | 5 | 5 | ||
| Fall | 13 | 12 | ||
| Falling object | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sports/play | 32 | 4 | ||
| Hit by motor vehicle (pedestrian) | 3 | 12 | ||
| Other | 4 | 2 | ||
*
Groups are significantly different, p < 0.05.