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. 2016 Oct 21;7(1):e00535. doi: 10.1002/brb3.535

Table 5.

Comparisona between women and men who self‐reported a TBI

Adult females (= 20) Adult males (= 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.