Table 3.
Pathologic Findings Comparing the TBI with Chronic Deficit or Dysfunction and No TBI Group
| Ordinal measures | Chi-square | df | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| CERAD Neuritic Plaque Score | 8.99 | 3 | 0.029 |
| Braak and Braak stage | 2.85 | 6 | 0.826 |
| NIA-Reagan likelihood of dementia resulting from AD | 3.85 | 2 | 0.146 |
| DLB clinical syndrome resulting from DLB pathology | 3.14 | 2 | 0.209 |
| Dichotomized measures | OR | 95% CI | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amyloid angiopathy dichotomized | 0.13 | 0.026–0.674 | 0.026 |
| Braak and Braak dichotomized | 0.73 | 0.591–3.380 | 1.000 |
TBI, traumatic brain injury; CERAD, Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease; NIA, National Institute on Aging; AD, Alzheimer's disease; DLB, diffuse Lewy body; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.