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Table 1 Summary of demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Neuronal and glial markers are differently associated with computed tomography findings and outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a case control study

  

Severe TBI

(n = 81)

Controls

(n = 167)

Age, y, mean (SD)

 

47.89 ± 20.35

36.91 ± 14.06

Gender, n (%)

Female

16 (19.75)

72 (43.1)

 

Male

65 (80.25)

95 (56.9)

Race, n (%)

Asian

3 (3.7)

6 (3.6)

 

Black or African American

7 (8.64)

26 (15.6)

 

Caucasian

70 (86.42)

134 (80.2)

 

Other

1 (1.23)

1 (0.6)

Ethnic, n (%)

Hispanic or Latino

2 (2.47)

13 (7.8)

 

Not Hispanic or Latino

79 (97.53)

146 (87.4)

 

Other

-

8 (4.8)

Injury Mechanism, n (%)

Motor Vehicle Accident

30 (37.04)

-

 

Motor Cycle Accident

3 (3.7)

-

 

Gun Shot Wound

2 (2.47)

-

 

Fall

32 (39.51)

-

 

Assault

4 (4.94)

-

 

Other

10 (12.35)

-

GCS, median (range)*

 

5 (3-8)

15

Marshall Score, n (%)

Diffuse Injury I

1 (1.23)

-

 

Diffuse Injury II

20 (24.69)

-

 

Diffuse Injury III

9 (11.11)

-

 

Diffuse Injury IV

6 (7.41)

-

 

Evacuated Focal Mass Lesion V

4 (4.94)

-

 

Focal Mass Lesion VI

41 (50.62)

-

Outcome

  

-

   In hospital, n (%)

Deceased (GOS 1)

28 (34.57)

-

 

Alive (GOS 2-5)

53 (65.43)

-

   6 months, n (%)

Deceased (GOS 1)

35 (45.44)

-

 

Alive (GOS 2-5)

42 (54.56)

-

 

Missing

4

-

  1. * At the time of admission
  2. GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale score; GOS: Glasgow Outcome Scale; TBI: traumatic brain injury.