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Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics between the two groups

From: Improved outcomes from the administration of progesterone for patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial

Admission characteristic

Placebo (n = 77)

Progesterone (n = 82)

P value

Males

57 (74)

58 (70)

0.64

Females

20 (25)

24 (29)

0.64

Mean (standard deviation) age (years)

31 (9)

30 (11)

0.52

Mean (standard deviation) time injury to administration (hours)

3.65 (1.46)

3.80 (2.03)

0.59

Mean (standard deviation) qualifying Glasgow Coma Scale score

6.1 (1.3)

6.0 (1.8)

0.68

Glasgow Coma Scale 3 to 5

20 (25)

22 (26)

0.90

Mechanism of injury

   

   Motor vehicle

62 (80)

63 (76)

0.57

   Fall

8 (10)

10 (12)

0.71

   Assault

4 (5)

7 (8)

0.40

   Other

3 (3)

2 (2)

0.59

   Surgical procedures

24 (31)

22 (26)

0.54

Pupillary response

   

   Bilaterally normal

26 (33)

26 (31)

0.78

   Abnormal

51 (66)

56 (68)

0.78

Marshall computerized tomography scan classification

   

   I

0

0

 

   II

9 (11)

7 (8)

0.50

   III

22 (28)

28 (34)

0.44

   IV

13 (16)

12 (14)

0.69

   V

24 (31)

22 (26)

0.54

   VI

9 (11)

13 (15)

0.44

  1. Data presented as n (%) unless indicated otherwise.