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. 2016 Aug 23;13(8):e1002103. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002103

Table 6. Relative risks (RR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between recurrent TBI compared to single-episode TBI, across injury severity, before age 25 y and poor functioning in adulthood.

Model I Model II Model III
RR [95% CI] RR [95% CI] RR [95% CI]
Any TBI
    Disability pension 2.58 [2.41; 2.76] 2.16 [2.02; 2.31] 2.22 [1.88; 2.63]
    Psychiatric visit 1.52 [1.46; 1.59] 1.36 [1.30; 1.42] 1.24 [1.12; 1.38]
    Psychiatric hospitalisation 1.84 [1.73; 1.95] 1.59 [1.49; 1.69] 1.53 [1.31; 1.79]
    Premature mortality 2.11 [1.78; 2.49] 1.83 [1.55; 2.17] 1.59 [1.02; 2.49]
    Low education 1.55 [1.48; 1.63] 1.44 [1.37; 1.51] 1.28 [1.15; 1.43]
    Welfare recipiency 1.49 [1.42; 1.56] 1.24 [1.19; 1.30] 1.13 [1.02; 1.25]
Mild TBI
    Disability pension 1.69 [1.54; 1.85] 1.43 [1.30; 1.57] 1.45 [1.17; 1.80]
    Psychiatric visit 1.44 [1.37; 1.53] 1.30 [1.23; 1.38] 1.20 [1.06; 1.37]
    Psychiatric hospitalisation 1.79 [1.66; 1.93] 1.57 [1.45; 1.69] 1.55 [1.28; 1.89]
    Premature mortality 1.59 [1.26; 2.01] 1.40 [1.11; 1.77] 1.65 [0.90; 3.02]
    Low education 1.44 [1.35; 1.54] 1.33 [1.24; 1.42] 1.13 [0.98; 1.30]
    Welfare recipiency 1.50 [1.41; 1.59] 1.28 [1.21; 1.36] 1.12 [0.98; 1.27]
Moderate to severe TBI
    Disability pension 5.84 [5.17; 6.60] 5.10 [4.51; 5.76] 6.13 [4.18; 8.99]
    Psychiatric visit 1.53 [1.38; 1.69] 1.38 [1.25; 1.53] 1.31 [1.02; 1.68]
    Psychiatric hospitalisation 1.42 [1.22; 1.66] 1.24 [1.07; 1.45] 1.14 [0.78; 1.66]
    Premature mortality 2.26 [1.61; 3.18] 1.96 [1.39; 2.76] 1.72 [0.60; 4.90]
    Low education 1.48 [1.33; 1.64] 1.40 [1.25; 1.56] 1.21 [0.95; 1.54]
    Welfare recipiency 1.26 [1.13; 1.41] 1.05 [0.94; 1.18] 1.01 [0.80; 1.26]

Notes: Model I: Full sample, adjusted for sex, birth order, and birth year. Model II: Additional adjustments for individual and parental highest achieved education levels, parental income, parental lifetime criminal and psychiatric histories, and maternal single status. Model III: Within-family estimates that are additionally adjusted for individual educational attainment at age 26 y.