Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the mTBI patients and healthy controls.
| Characteristic | mTBI (n = 45) | Controls (n = 42) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 41.36 ± 10.74 | 40.57 ± 9.95 | 0.725 |
| Education (years) | 12.82 ± 2.75 | 13.00 ± 2.96 | 0.773 |
| Sex (female/male) | 22/23 | 23/19 | 0.669 |
| MoCA scores | 23.67 ± 2.77 | 26.21 ± 1.79 | <0.001∗ |
| Visuospatial/executive | 3.49 ± 1.27 | 4.19 ± 1.06 | 0.007∗ |
| Naming | 2.82 ± 0.38 | 2.86 ± 0.35 | 0.662 |
| Attention | 5.40 ± 0.86 | 5.86 ± 0.42 | 0.003∗ |
| Language | 2.22 ± 0.73 | 2.62 ± 0.54 | 0.005∗ |
| Abstraction | 1.56 ± 0.58 | 1.71 ± 0.45 | 0.165 |
| Memory | 2.47 ± 1.29 | 2.98 ± 1.33 | 0.074 |
| Orientation | 5.71 ± 0.45 | 5.83 ± 0.38 | 0.180 |
The data are shown as the mean ± SD. mTBI: mild traumatic brain injury; MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment. ∗p < 0.05.