Table 1.
Sample Characteristics
| n | Mean (SD) | Median | Range | % | |
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| Demographics | |||||
| Age (yrs) | 14 | 28.93 (11.71) | 25.50 | 37.00 | - |
| Education (yrs) | 14 | 13.64 (3.48) | 13.50 | 14.00 | - |
| Sex (% male) | 11/14 | - | - | - | 78.60 |
| Ethnicity (%) | |||||
| African American | 3/14 | - | - | - | 21.40 |
| Asian/Pac. Islander | 3/14 | - | - | - | 21.40 |
| Caucasian/White | 7/14 | - | - | - | 50.00 |
| Hispanic/Latino/a | 1/14 | - | - | - | 7.10 |
| Handedness (% Rt.) | 14/14 | - | - | - | 100.00 |
| Injury Characteristics | |||||
| Initial GCS | 14 | 8.57 (3.46) | 9.00 | 10.00 | - |
| Best in 8 GCS | 14 | 7.57 (2.07) | 7.50 | 8.00 | - |
| Injury Type (%) | |||||
| MVA | 6/14 | - | - | - | 42.90 |
| MVA vs. Pedestrian | 2/14 | - | - | - | 14.30 |
| Bicycle Accident | 2/14 | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Long Fall | 4/14 | - | - | - | 28.6 |
| Closed Head Injury | 7/14 | - | - | - | 50.00 |
Note. Yrs= years; % male= percentage of sample that was male; Initial GCS= Glasgow Coma Scale score obtained in the emergency room; Best in 8 GCS= best of eight Glasgow Coma Scale scores obtained during hospitalization; MVA= motor vehicle accident; Long Fall= any fall of the participants height or greater.