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. 2012 Jan 1;29(1):154–161. doi: 10.1089/neu.2011.2126

Table 4.

Predictors of Sleep Disturbances

  Coefficients (95% CI)
Injury severity
 OI Ref
 Mild I/II TBI −6.3 (−9.2,−3.4)*
 Mild III TBI −3.6 (−7.9,0.6)
 Moderate/severe TBI −4.1 (−8.4,0.1)
Time since injury
 Baseline Ref
 3 months −3.9 (−5.7,−2.0)*
 12 months −4.0 (−5.9,−2.1)*
 24 months −2.9 (−4.8,−1.1)*
Gender
 Male Ref
 Female −5.6 (−8.1,−3.1)*
Race
 White Ref
 Asian 2.7 (−5.0,10.4)
 Black 11.6 (5.3,17.9)*
 Hispanic 3.5 (−0.6,7.6)
 Other −2.3 (−5.3,0.8)
Pain frequency
 Never Ref
 Almost never −5.6 (−7.8,−3.5)*
 Sometimes −10.9 (−12.9,−8.9)*
 Often −14.4 (−18.1,−10.8)*
 Almost always −24.7 (−30.5,−18.9)*
Positive PSC-17 score −14.5 (−16.9,−12.0)*
*

p<0.05

TBI, traumatic brain injury; OI, orthopedic injury; PSC-17, Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17; CI, confidence interval; Ref, reference group.