Table 2. Associations of Demographic, Baseline Clinical, and Computed Tomography (CT) Phenotypes With Incomplete Recovery at 2 Weeks and 3, 6, and 12 Months Postinjury in the Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury Studya.
Variable | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value |
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CT phenotypes | ||
Contusion, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and/or subdural hematoma | ||
2 wk | 2.22 (1.61-3.06) | <.001 |
3 mo | 1.87 (1.43-2.44) | <.001 |
6 mo | 1.67 (1.28-2.17) | <.001 |
12 mo | 1.80 (1.39-2.33) | <.001 |
Epidural hematoma | ||
2 wk | 3.08 (1.27-7.49) | .01 |
3 mo | 2.33 (1.28-4.24) | .006 |
6 mo | 1.27 (0.74-2.17) | .39 |
12 mo | 1.42 (0.85-2.37) | .18 |
Intraventricular and/or petechial hemorrhage | ||
2 wk | 2.23 (1.10-4.51) | .03 |
3 mo | 1.16 (0.69-1.93) | .58 |
6 mo | 1.19 (0.74-1.92) | .46 |
12 mo | 1.48 (0.92-2.38) | .10 |
Demographics | ||
Age (55 vs 26 y)b | 1.17 (1.00-1.37) | .04 |
Years of education (16 vs 12 y)b | 0.64 (0.57-0.74) | <.001 |
Sex (male vs female) | 0.58 (0.48-0.70) | <.001 |
Race (White vs Black) | 0.76 (0.59-0.98) | .09 |
Race (White vs other)c | 1.22 (0.89-1.67) | .43 |
Ethnicity (Hispanic vs non-Hispanic) | 1.11 (0.86-1.43) | .43 |
Baseline clinical characteristics | ||
Neuropsychiatric history (yes vs no) | 1.61 (1.31-1.99) | <.001 |
Prior traumatic brain injury (yes vs no) | 1.39 (1.16-1.67) | <.001 |
A generalized estimating equation model was used to study the association of demographic, clinical, and CT variables with incomplete recovery (Glasgow Outcome Scale–Extended [GOSE] scores <8 vs 8) at 2 weeks and 3, 6, and 12 months postinjury. The model included GOSE scores (<8 vs 8) at each follow-up as the outcome; independent variables included demographics, baseline clinical characteristics, CT phenotypes, data collection points (eg, 2 weeks), and interaction between CT phenotypes and data collection points. An unstructured working correlation matrix was used. The marginal R2 of the generalized estimating equation model was 9.1% without CT variables and 11.2% with CT variables.
For the continuous variables (age and years of education), we reported odds ratios comparing the third quartile vs the first quartile.
Other races includes Alaskan Native or Inuit, American Indian, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and unknown categories.