Table 1.
Clinical, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of study participants (N=135)
| Age | Mean +/- S.D. = 40 +/- 17 years Range 15 to 86 years |
|
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 97 (72%) |
| Female | 38 (28%) | |
| Race | White | 102 (76%) |
| Black | 13 (10%) | |
| Asian | 9 (7%) | |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 7 (5%) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2 (1%) | |
| Unknown | 2 (1%) | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic | 23 (17%) |
| Non-Hispanic | 111 (82%) | |
| Unknown | 1 (1%) | |
| GCS | 15 | 106 (79%) |
| 14 | 26 (19%) | |
| 13 | 3 (2%) | |
| LOC OR PTA | Yes | 108 (80%) |
| No | 26 (19%) | |
| Unknown | 1 (1%) | |
| Prior TBI resulting in acute medical evaluation |
Yes | 45 (33%) |
| No | 89 (66%) | |
| Unknown | 1 (1%) | |
| Educational background | Full-time student | 8 (6%) |
| Adult ≥19 years old with less than | 12 (9%) | |
| High school diploma/G.E.D. only | 43 (32%) | |
| College student, bachelor’s or | 70 (52%) | |
| Unknown | 2 (1%) | |
| Employment status at time of TBI |
Unemployed | 24 (18%) |
| Part-time or full-time employed; | 110 (78%) | |
| Unknown | 1 (1%) | |
| GOS-E at 3 months post-injury |
8 | 52 (39%) |
| 7 | 37 (27%) | |
| 6 | 24 (18%) | |
| 5 | 19 (14%) | |
| 4 | 2 (1%) | |
| 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 (1%) | |
S.D. – Standard deviation GCS – Glasgow Coma Scale LOC – Loss of consciousness PTA – Posttraumatic amnesia G.E.D. – Graduate Equivalency Degree GOS-E – Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale