Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study population.
| JHH no-TBI controls n = 150 | JHH TBI cases n = 76 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age in years (IQR) | 54 (47–62) | 47 (30–56) | <0.001 |
| Female (%) | 79 (52.7) | 29 (38.2) | 0.04 |
| Race (%) | <0.001 | ||
| • African-American | 116 (77.3) | 41 (54.0) | |
| • White | 30 (20.0) | 25 (32.9) | |
| • Other | 4 (2.7) | 10 (13.2) | |
| Mchanism of injury (%) | |||
| • Assault | 19 (25.0) | ||
| • Fall | 26 (34.2) | ||
| • MVC | 21 (27.6) | ||
| • Pedestrian struck | 4 (5.3) | ||
| • Struck by/against | 3 (4.0) | ||
| • Other trauma | 3 (4.0) | ||
| Glasgow outcome scale (%) | |||
| • 3–8 | 5 (6.6) | ||
| • 9–12 | 3 (4.0) | ||
| • 13 | 2 (2.6) | ||
| • 14 | 11 (14.5) | ||
| • 15 | 55 (72.4) | ||
| Traumatic intracranial abnormality on head CT | 21 (27.6) |