Table 1.
Description of cohort (N=322)
| Child and family variables | Injury variables | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment site: Texas | 136 (42%) | Injury severity | |
| Age at injury (years), mean (SD) | 10.4 (3.6) | Mild TBI | 119 (37%) |
| Child sex: Girl | 107 (33%) | Comp. mild/moderate TBI | 133 (41%) |
| Child race/ethnicity | Severe TBI | 70 (22%) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 (24%) | Injury mechanism | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 197 (62%) | Pedestrian or bicycle | 52 (16%) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 23 (7%) | Motorized vehicle | 108 (34%) |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 22 (7%) | Fall | 108 (34%) |
| Preferred language: Spanish | 32 (10%) | Struck by or against | 27 (8%) |
| Either caregiver employed | 302 (94%) | Organized sport | 17 (5%) |
| Respondent education | Other | 10 (3%) | |
| Less than high school | 40 (12%) | Admission type | |
| High school | 71 (22%) | ED/OBS only | 60 (19%) |
| Vocational / some college | 127 (39%) | Hospital but not PICU | 104 (32%) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 84 (26%) | PICU | 158 (49%) |
| Income at or below poverty level | 73 (25%) | Head and neck AIS, median (Q1, Q3) | 3 (2, 3) |
| Insurance type | Max non-head AIS, median (Q1, Q3) | 1 (0, 2) | |
| None | 30 (9%) | ISS Score, median (Q1, Q3) | 10 (5, 17) |
| Medicaid/CHIP | 110 (34%) | Hospital discharge (n=262) | |
| Commercial/Private/Military | 181 (56%) | Home | 229 (87%) |
| Regular doctor or clinic | 308 (96%) | Inpatient rehabilitation | 32 (12%) |
| Family functioning, mean (SD) | 1.5 (0.5) | Skilled nursing | 1 (0%) |
| Social capital index, mean (SD) | 3.5 (1.1) | ||
| Pre-existing psychological diagnoses | 74 (23%) | ||
| Receiving assistance at school | 41 (13%) |