Table 2.
Percentage distribution of causes by age, sex, and TBI severity.
| Cause |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Age category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| PTA ≤ 3 days | ||||||
| Female | Adolescent/emerging adults | 44.4 | 17.4 | 58.3 | 40 | 31.2 |
| Adult | 46.6 | 55.4 | 41.7 | 60 | 68.8 | |
| Older adult | 9 | 27.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Male | Adolescent/emerging adults | 38.1 | 16.3 | 45.3 | 68 | 35.3 |
| Adult | 55.8 | 67.3 | 53.7 | 32 | 58.8 | |
| Older adult | 6.1 | 16.3 | 1.1 | 0 | 5.9 | |
| PTA > 3 days | ||||||
| Female | Adolescent/emerging adults | 28.6 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 100 |
| Adult | 67.9 | 66.7 | 50 | 100 | 0 | |
| Older adult | 3.6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Male | Adolescent/emerging adults | 36.5 | 20 | 36 | 25 | 12.5 |
| Adult | 61.9 | 66.7 | 64 | 75 | 75 | |
| Older adult | 1.6 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
Age range for adolescent/emerging adults = 14 to ≤25, Adult = 25 to ≤65, Older Adult = ≥65 to 90. Cause: 1 = motor vehicle accident, 2 = fall, 3 = assault, 4 = sport, 5 = other.