Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics in 260 mTBI subjects.
| Variable | N (%) or mean ± SD |
|---|---|
| AGE | |
| Years (mean, SD) | 44.0 ± 18.7 |
| SEX | |
| Male | 183 (70.4%) |
| Female | 77 (29.6%) |
| EDUCATION | |
| Years (mean, SD) | 14.2 ± 2.9 |
| MECHANISM OF INJURY | |
| Motor vehicle accident | 61 (23.5%) |
| Pedestrian vs. auto | 37 (14.2%) |
| Fall | 117 (45.0%) |
| Assault | 35 (13.5%) |
| Struck by object | 10 (3.9%) |
| ED ADMISSION GCS | |
| 13 | 9 (3.5%) |
| 14 | 53 (20.4%) |
| 15 | 198 (70.2%) |
| INTRACRANIAL CT FINDINGS | |
| No | 150 (57.7%) |
| Yes | 110 (42.3%) |
| ED DISPOSITION | |
| Discharge home | 88 (38.8%) |
| Hospital ward admit | 109 (41.9%) |
| ICU admit | 63 (24.2%) |
| PRE-INJURY COMORBIDITIES | |
| Psychiatric history | 78 (30.0%) |
| Cardiac-hypertension history | 62 (23.8%) |
| Cardiac-structural/ischemic/valvular history | 53 (20.4%) |
| Gastrointestinal history | 41 (15.8%) |
| Pulmonary history | 39 (15.0%) |
| Headache/migraine history | 30 (11.5%) |
| Seizure history | 22 (8.5%) |
| Diabetes history | 21 (8.1%) |
| Hepatic history | 20 (7.7%) |
| Renal history | 15 (5.8%) |
| Thyroid history | 13 (5.0%) |
| Hematologic history | 12 (4.6%) |
| 3-MONTHS OUTCOMES | |
| GOSE ≤ 6 | 80 (30.8%) |
| ACE physical | 2.33 ± 2.56 |
| ACE cognitive | 0.94 ± 1.10 |
| ACE sleep | 1.38 ± 1.65 |
| ACE emotional | 1.05 ± 1.45 |
| 6-MONTHS OUTCOMES | |
| GOSE ≤ 6 | 80 (30.8%) |
| ACE physical | 2.84 ± 2.74 |
| ACE cognitive | 1.22 ± 1.18 |
| ACE sleep | 1.70 ± 1.69 |
| ACE emotional | 1.42 ± 1.52 |
ACE, Acute Concussion Evaluation; CT, computed tomography; ED, emergency department; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; GOSE, Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended; ICU, intensive care unit; SD, standard deviation.