Table 1 The baseline information of patients without TBI and with intracranial injury in ICU.

From: The risk of pulmonary tuberculosis after traumatic brain injury

 

ICU patients without TBI

N = 84,016

TBI patients with intracranial injury in ICU

N = 84,016

p value

Age at entry, years

< 20

13,942 (16.59)

13,942 (16.59)

0.9145

20–35

17,942 (21.36)

18,108 (21.55)

35–50

16,293 (19.39)

16,281 (19.38)

50–65

16,018 (19.07)

16,006 (19.05)

65–80

13,798 (16.42)

13,658 (16.26)

80

6023 (7.17)

6021 (7.17)

Sex

Male

56,416 (67.15)

56,416 (67.15)

1.0000

Female

27,600 (32.85)

27,600 (32.85)

LOS, median(IQR)

11 (6–20)

11 (7–20)

0.0004

Length of ICU, median(IQR)

3 (2–6)

3 (2–6)

0.6545

Outcome

TB

793 (0.94)

702 (0.84)

0.0181

Time to TB, median (IQR)

1.94 (0.54–4.13)

2.30 (0.94–4.65)

0.0413

Death

11,710 (13.94)

10,242 (12.19)

< .0001

Time to Death, median(IQR)

2.23 (0.62–4.68)

1.87 (0.55–4.10)

< .0001

Level of CCI

Mild-CCI, CCI = 0

53,741 (63.97)

74,842 (89.08)

< .0001

Moderate-CCI, CCI = 1 or 2

25,589 (30.46)

7142 (8.50)

Severe-CCI, CCI >  = 3

4686 (5.58)

2032 (2.42)

  1. CCI Charlson’s comorbidity index, ICU intensive care unit, LOS length of stay, SD standard deviation, TBI traumatic brain injury.