TABLE 1.
Demographic and TBI characteristics.
TBI (n = 22) | HC (n = 15) | p-value | |
Age [years; Mean ± SD (IQR)] | 38 ± 11 (29–49) | 38 ± 8 (34–42) | 0.49 |
Sex (% male) | 80% | 80% | 0.47 |
Education [years; Mean ± SD (IQR)] | 15 ± 3.0 (13–16) | 17 ± 3 (15–20) | 0.018 |
Fazekas scale (Median, IQR) | 1 (0, 1) | 0 (0, 1) | 0.011 |
Road accident (%) | 70% | – | – |
Loss of consciousness (%) | 100% | – | – |
Intensive care unit admission (%) | 100% | – | – |
Abnormal neuroimaging (%) | 95% | – | – |
Time from injury [months; Median (IQR)] | 44 (33–128) | – | – |
HIT score mean ± SD (IQR) | 50 ± 11 (IQR, 40–58) | 42 ± 8 (IQR, 39–56) | 0.011 |