Table 1.
Weighted Head/Neck Injury Characteristics among Male Veterans Compared with Civilians
| Mean (SD) or % |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans (n = 188) | Civilians (n = 411) | P | |
| Injury status No injury Head/neck injury TBI status: history of at least 1TBI Injury cause Blast Vehicle accident Sports/Playground Other Injury frequency |
28.9 71.1 36.2 52.8 47.5 37.6 75.3 |
41.6 58.4 45.5 21.7 49.6 46.5 74.7 |
<0.001 <0.001 |
| No injury 1 NTI, no TBI >1 NTI, no TBI 1 TBI >1 TBI |
28.9 20.6 14.3 19.9 16.3 |
41.6 8.1 4.8 23.1 22.4 |
<0.001 |
| Treated in ED or required hospitalization Yes, for any head injury Yes, for NTI only Yes, for any TBI |
39.1 13.7 63.5 |
57.5 22.6 67.3 |
<0.001 |
| Injury severity | <0.001 | ||
| No injury | 28.9 | 41.6 | |
| NTI only | 34.9 | 12.8 | |
| NTI and TBI (at least one of each) | 15.3 | 14.1 | |
| TBI without LOC TBI with LOC |
16.4 19.8 |
18.2 27.4 |
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| Time since injury | |||
| Years since first head injury | 47.37 (16.21) | 41.68 (15.69) | <0.001 |
| Years since last head injury | 39.30 (19.17) | 35.00 (17.78) | <0.001 |
| Years since first NTI | 47.79 (14.66) | 40.80 (20.04) | <0.001 |
| Years since last NTI | 41.53 (18.34) | 39.05 (19.88) | <0.001 |
| Years since first TBI | 46.96 (17.59) | 41.93 (14.24) | <0.001 |
| Years since last TBI | 37.11 (19.72) | 33.89 (16.98) | <0.001 |
Percentages are based on weighted data, but unweighted sample sizes are 411 civilians and 188 veterans.
ED, emergency department; LOC, loss of consciousness; NTI, non-TBI head/neck injury; SD, standard deviation; TBI, traumatic brain injury.