Table 8.
TBI-PBE sample and US TBI rehabilitation population: key demographic and clinical characteristics
| Characteristics | All ages | Age less than 65 | Age 65+ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBI-PBE US only (n=1981) | US National TBI* (n~†57009) | Difference: | TBI-PBE US only (n=1562) | US National TBI (n~27146) | Difference: | TBI-PBE US only (n=419) | US National TBI (n~29863) | Difference: | |
| Age at rehabilitation admission (%) | |||||||||
| <16 | 0.7 | 0.0 | −0.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | −0.9 | NA | NA | NA |
| 16–19 | 10.2 | 4.4 | −5.8 | 13.0 | 9.3 | −3.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| 20–29 | 24.4 | 9.9 | −14.5 | 31.0 | 21.3 | −9.7 | NA | NA | NA |
| 30–39 | 12.6 | 6.4 | −6.2 | 15.9 | 14.1 | −1.8 | NA | NA | NA |
| 40–49 | 14.0 | 9.0 | −5.0 | 17.7 | 19.5 | 1.8 | NA | NA | NA |
| 50–59 | 11.7 | 11.0 | −0.7 | 14.9 | 23.4 | 8.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| 60–69 | 9.8 | 12.9 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 12.2 | 5.6 | 22.0 | 13.4 | −8.6 |
| 70–79 | 8.6 | 19.7 | 11.1 | NA | NA | NA | 40.8 | 36.3 | −4.5 |
| 80–89 | 6.9 | 22.5 | 15.6 | NA | NA | NA | 32.5 | 42.4 | 9.9 |
| 90–99 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 3.2 | NA | NA | NA | 4.5 | 7.9 | 3.4 |
| 100 and older | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 |
| Missing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gender (%) | |||||||||
| Male | 72.5 | 62.7 | −9.8 | 76.2 | 73.9 | −2.3 | 58.7 | 52.4 | −6.3 |
| Female | 27.5 | 37.4 | 9.9 | 23.8 | 25.8 | 2.0 | 41.3 | 47.6 | 6.3 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | |||||||||
| White | 74.7 | 77.2 | 2.5 | 73.0 | 70.5 | −2.5 | 80.7 | 83.2 | 2.5 |
| African-American | 15.8 | 8.4 | −7.4 | 16.8 | 11.9 | −4.9 | 11.9 | 5.1 | −6.8 |
| Hispanic | 6.6 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Other | 2.8 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 2.3 |
| Missing | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Primary payer (%) | |||||||||
| Private | 46.6 | 29.6 | −17.0 | 56.6 | 54.3 | −2.3 | 9.3 | 7.8 | −1.5 |
| Medicare | 20.9 | 53.6 | 32.7 | 4.4 | 11.9 | 7.5 | 82.6 | 90.5 | 7.9 |
| Medicaid | 16.7 | 6.7 | −10.0 | 20.2 | 13.9 | −6.3 | 3.6 | 0.5 | −3.1 |
| Workers’ Compensation | 7.3 | 2.8 | −4.5 | 8.4 | 4.7 | −3.7 | 3.1 | 0.7 | −2.4 |
| Self-pay or no pay | 4.9 | 4.8 | −0.1 | 6.0 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | −0.8 |
| Other | 3.4 | 2.5 | −0.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| Missing | 0.3 | 0.0 | −0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | −0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FIM motor score at admission (%) | |||||||||
| 13 | 16.0 | 5.8 | −10.2 | 17.1 | 7.6 | −9.5 | 11.9 | 4.4 | −7.5 |
| 14–23 | 24.4 | 18.3 | −6.1 | 23.7 | 18.4 | −5.3 | 27.0 | 18.3 | −8.7 |
| 24–33 | 17.1 | 18.5 | 1.4 | 15.9 | 14.1 | −1.8 | 21.5 | 22.4 | 0.9 |
| 34–43 | 15.5 | 21.0 | 5.5 | 13.9 | 16.9 | 3.0 | 21.5 | 24.7 | 3.2 |
| 44–53 | 12.8 | 21.3 | 8.5 | 13.3 | 20.9 | 7.6 | 11.0 | 21.4 | 10.4 |
| 54–63 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 2.4 | 10.1 | 15.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 2.2 |
| 64–73 | 3.3 | 2.9 | −0.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | −0.7 |
| 74–83 | 1.0 | 0.5 | −0.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | −0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 84–91 | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Missing | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | −0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FIM cognitive score at admission (%) | |||||||||
| 5 | 12.7 | 8.9 | −3.8 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 0.1 | 14.1 | 5.9 | −8.2 |
| 6–15 | 47.2 | 34.9 | −12.3 | 49.9 | 39.2 | −10.7 | 37.2 | 31.2 | −6.0 |
| 16–25 | 32.6 | 40.4 | 7.8 | 31.1 | 35.5 | 4.4 | 37.9 | 44.3 | 6.4 |
| 26–35 | 7.0 | 15.8 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 10.7 | 18.6 | 7.9 |
| Missing | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | −0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Case-mix groups‡ (%) | |||||||||
| 201 MotorWt§>53.36, Cog>23.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | −0.6 |
| 202 44.25<MotorWt<53.35, Cog>23.5 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 2.9 |
| 203 MotorWt>44.25, Cog<23.5 | 13.8 | 10.7 | −3.1 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 4.9 | −1.8 |
| 204 40.65<MotorWt<44.25 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 7.9 | 3.8 |
| 205 28.75<MotorWt<40.65 | 20.3 | 28.4 | 8.1 | 19.0 | 23.5 | 4.5 | 25.3 | 32.6 | 7.3 |
| 206 22.05<MotorWt<28.75 | 13.2 | 14.6 | 1.4 | 12.4 | 11.5 | −0.9 | 16.2 | 17.7 | 1.5 |
| 207 MotorWt<22.05 | 43.8 | 30.7 | −13.1 | 43.7 | 30.9 | −12.8 | 44.2 | 31.1 | −13.1 |
| Missing | 0.5 | −0.1 | −0.6 | 0.6 | −5.2 | −5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
*
N~57009 (2008–2010) based on US National TBI n=156447 (2001–2010) minus US National TBI n=99438 (2001–2007). Slight overlap TBI-PBE and 2009/2010 US TBI samples. TBI-PBE includes US facilities only.
†
approximately.
‡
Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services case mix groups for payment of patients with TBI in rehabilitation centers.
§
Weighted FIM motor score from CMG definitions.