Table 1.
Cohort characteristics by outcomes (GOS-E) at 6 months follow-up (n = 520).
| Outcomes at 6 months (GOS-E) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | All |
Died n = 77 (13.3) |
p -value |
Unfavorable outcome n = 178 (31.5) |
p -value |
| Age group* | 0.3623 | 0.2533 | |||
| Neonates and infants | 36 (6.9) | 7 (19.4) | 14 (38.9) | ||
| Toddler | 68 (13.1) | 9 (13.2) | 21 (30.9) | ||
| Early childhood | 97 (18.7) | 7 (7.2) | 20 (20.6) | ||
| Middle childhood | 132 (25.4) | 14 (10.6) | 38 (28.8) | ||
| Early adolescence | 187 (36.0) | 22 (11.8) | 57 (30.5) | ||
| Sex | 0.3517 | 0.7836 | |||
| Male | 342 (65.8) | 42 (12.3) | 100 (29.2) | ||
| Female | 178 (34.2) | 17 (9.6) | 50 (28.1) | ||
| Mechanism | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||
| ATV accident/Fall | 182 (35.0) | 6 (3.3) | 30 (16.5) | ||
| Assault/Kick/ Struck | 60 (11.5) | 6 (10.0) | 13 (21.7) | ||
| Auto vs. Pedestrian | 89 (17.1) | 19 (21.4) | 36 (40.5) | ||
| MCA/MVA | 189 (36.4) | 28 (14.8) | 71 (37.6) | ||
| GCS** | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||
| moderate | 298 (57.3) | 1 (0.3) | 27 (9.1) | ||
| severe | 222 (42.7) | 58 (26.1) | 123 (55.4) | ||
| Motor response | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||
| median (IQR) | 5 (4–6) | 1 (1–2) | 3 (1–5) | ||
| Pupil response | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||
| BNR-2 | 55 (10.6) | 40 (72.7) | 49 (89.1) | ||
| UNR-1 | 27 (5.2) | 7 (25.9) | 20 (74.1) | ||
| BR-0 | 438 (84.2) | 12 (2.7) | 81 (18.5) | ||
*
Age group: Neonates and infants (0–12 months), Toddler (13 months to 2 years), Early childhood (2–5 years), Middle childhood (6–11 years), Early adolescence (12–18 years).
**
Severe Head Injury: GCS 3-8, Moderate Head Injury: GCS 9-13.