Table 5.
Comparisona between women and men who self‐reported a TBI
| Adult females (N = 20) | Adult males (N = 317) | p b | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description of traumatic brain injury characteristics | |||
| Causes, n (%) | |||
| Road traffic accident | 6 (30) | 85 (26.8) | .87 |
| Sports accident | 2 (10) | 24 (7.6) | |
| Fall | 2 (10) | 30 (9.5) | |
| Violence related | 7 (35) | 83 (26.2) | |
| Combination of causes | 0 | 25 (7.9) | |
| Other | 2 (10) | 25 (7.9) | |
| More than one TBI, n (%) | 10 (50) | 110 (34.7) | .14 |
| Age at first TBI, mean (SD), yrs | 20.7 (10.48) | 18.5 (8.87) | .35 |
| Age at last TBIc, mean (SD), yrs | 24.9 (12.56) | 21.1 (9.12) | .19 |
| Follow‐up after TBI, n (%) | 5 (25) | 52 (16.4) | .55 |
| LOC, n (%) | 8 (40) | 149 (47) | .64 |
| Coma, n (%) | 5 (25) | 50 (15.8) | .18 |
| Hospitalization for TBId, n (%) | 10 (50) | 127 (40.1) | .19 |
| Medical history, drug and alcohol consumption n (%) | |||
| Perceived state of health | |||
| Very bad to average | 13 (65) | 104 (32.8) | .008 |
| Good to very good | 7 (35) | 199 (62.8) | |
| Epilepsy | 4 (20) | 37 (11.7) | .29 |
| Psychiatric care | 2 (10) | 69 (21.8) | .27 |
| Anxiolytic treatment | 7 (35) | 45 (14.2) | .03 |
| Antidepressant treatment | 5 (25) | 34 (10.7) | .07 |
| Use of alcohol | 8 (40) | 192 (60.6) | .10 |
| Regular usee of alcohol | 5 (25) | 102 (33.2) | .62 |
| Use of cannabis | 3 (15) | 136 (42.9) | .03 |
| Regular usee of cannabis | 2 (10) | 80 (25.2) | .17 |
TBI, traumatic brain injury; LOC, loss of consciousness excluding coma.
a
Percentages were computed with missing values taken into consideration. A note indicates when >15% of the data in a group were missing.
b
p‐value corresponding to Exact Fisher test for categorical data or nonparametric Wilcoxon signed‐rank test for quantitative data.
c
21% of missing data.
d
17% of missing data.
e
Regular or daily use.