Table 5. Association of Injury Mechanisms.
| Variables | Cause of Injury
|
p-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence | Motorized Vehicle | Sports | Other | ||||||
| N | Median (IQR) | N | Median (IQR) | N | Median (IQR) | N | Median (IQR) | ||
|
| |||||||||
| Age* | 34 | 26 (20-37.8) | 267 | 29 (20-44) | 13 | 23 (19-40.5) | 147 | 45 (28-57) | <0.0001 |
| GCS* | 34 | 15 (13.8-15) | 257 | 7 (3-14) | 13 | 14 (7-15) | 141 | 14 (6-15) | <0.0001 |
| BDI-II* | 34 | 3.5 (0-6.3) | 267 | 4 (1-10) | 13 | 0 (0-2) | 147 | 4 (0-12) | 0.0108 |
| GOS-E | 34 | 7.5 (5-8) | 265 | 6 (5-8) | 13 | 8 (6.5-8) | 144 | 6 (5-8) | 0.0573 |
| FSE | |||||||||
| Total | 31 | 13 (10-23) | 251 | 16 (12-24) | 13 | 13 (10-16.5) | 137 | 16 (11-25) | 0.0792 |
| Ambulation* | 31 | 1 (1-1) | 251 | 1 (1-2) | 13 | 1 (1-1) | 138 | 1 (1-2) | 0.0054 |
| Travel* | 31 | 1 (1-1) | 251 | 1 (1-4) | 13 | 1 (1-1) | 138 | 1 (1-3) | 0.0136 |
| Social Integration | 31 | 1 (1-1) | 251 | 1 (1-2) | 13 | 1 (1-1) | 137 | 1 (1-3) | 0.0882 |
*
= statistically significant
GCS= Glasgow Coma Scale
BDI-II=Beck Depression Inventory II
GOS-E= Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended
FSE= Functional Status ExaminationIQR = interquartile range