Table 1 Participant demographics and mTBI group injury characteristics.

From: Working memory load improves diagnostic performance of smooth pursuit eye movement in mild traumatic brain injury patients with protracted recovery

Characteristic

mTBI (n = 16)

Control (n = 15)

p =

Age, mean (SD)

31.4 (6.3)

31.1 (8.0)

0.926

Gender, n females (%)

13 (81.3%)

13 (86.7%)

0.567

Months post-injury, mean (SD)

5.2 (3.8)

N/A

 

Rivermead score, mean (SD)

33.31 (11.44)

2.33 (3.45)

<0.0001

Mechanism of Injury (%)

  Vehicle accident

31.3%

N/A

—

  Sport

43.8%

N/A

—

  Fall

25.0%

N/A

—

  Other

6.3%

N/A

—

  Hospital Visit for Injury

25.0%

N/A

—

Loss of consciousness (%)

  Yes

12.50%

N/A

—

  No

75.00%

N/A

—

  Unknown

12.50%

N/A

—

  Post-traumatic amnesia (%)

12.50%

N/A

—

Eligible for compensation (%)

31.25%

N/A

—

Number of prior head injuries, mean (SD)

1.75 (2.1)

N/A

—

  1. P-values denote the significance value obtained through an independent samples t-test for age and Rivermead score, and Chi-square test for gender.
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