Table 1.
Comparison of Demographic Variables by Group
Traumatic Brain Injury Groups | Comparison Groups | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Complicated- mild/moderate (n=23) |
Severe (n=56) |
Orthopedic (n=28) |
Healthy (n=42) |
|
Months of age at injury M (SD) | 106.78 (56.58) | 109.94 (48.35) | 124.18 (34.85) | N/A |
Months of age at follow-up M (SD) | 158.64 (37.68) | 156.34 (40.10) | 149.55 (35.14) | 142.80 (49.98) |
Glasgow Coma Scale-lowest M (SD) | 10.83 (3.02) | 4.05 (1.92) | N/A | N/A |
Gender F/M | 10/13* | 9/47* | 12/16 | 19/23 |
Ethnicity (n) | ||||
African-American | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Asian | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Latina/o | 3 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
White | 17 | 33 | 11 | 25 |
Other/multiethnic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Socioeconomic Background M (SD) | 36.65 (12.33)** | 38.05 (13.15)** | 42.32 (14.21) | 48.00 (13.02)** |
Note: TBI=traumatic brain injury, C-M=complicated-mild, M=mean, SD=standard deviation;
p < .01 Severe TBI vs. C-M/Moderate;
p<.01 Healthy Comparison Group vs. Complicated-mild/moderate TBI and Severe TBI;