Table 1.

Mean Coefficients of Variation on each Behavioral Measure for All Treatment Groups^*

	Sham (%)		Mild CCI (%)		Severe CCI (%)
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Summary (%) Mean ± SEM
Open field – distance traveled	28.23	20.74	19.8	21.06	20.85	22.64	22.22 ± 1.26
Open field – center distance	29.18	26.51	15.94	20.64	14.59	34.73	23.60 ± 3.23
Light-dark box – distance traveled	19.06	18.93	12.89	13.36	18.28	22.44	17.49 ± 1.50
Light-dark box – time in dark chamber	13.55	13.98	13.41	23.2	20.35	17.94	17.07 ± 1.68
EZM – distance traveled	27.82	9.60	22.77	16.11	27.31	23.17	21.13 ± 2.87
EZM – time in dark quadrants	15.11	10.05	11.49	14.18	20.96	13.54	14.22 ± 1.54
EZM – number of U turns	23.63	18.79	26.55	33.15	38.30	41.75	30.36 ± 3.62
EZM – number of SAPs	47.09	32.64	36.04	38.97	49.04	52.47	42.71 ± 3.24
EZM – number of head dips	38.46	30.87	32.99	27.78	48.34	24.16	33.77 ± 3.52
MBT – number of marbles buried	36.28	34.92	19.8	40.25	70.11	71.62	45.50 ± 8.51
Sucrose preference test – preference ratio	5.76	7.05	6.00	10.51	13.48	8.73	8.59 ± 1.22
Forced swim test – time immobile	29.29	26.16	33.89	25.02	45.69	31.36	31.90 ± 3.06
Forced swim test – time swimming	41.15	37.65	33.55	20.26	54.72	45.32	38.77 ± 4.74
Forced swim test – time climbing	121.1	106.61	72.97	127.85	96.49	177.37	117.06 ± 14.43
Mean	25.83	20.37	19.79	23.56	31.05	30.29
SEM	3.23	2.61	2.47	2.75	4.84	4.97

^*No statistical differences in mean variation were observed between levels of injury or sex.

EZM, elevated zero maze; SAP, stretch attenuated posture; MBT, marble burying test; SEM: standard error of the mean.