Table 3 The baseline information among TBI patients with different Charlson’s Comorbidity Index groups.
From: The risk of pulmonary tuberculosis after traumatic brain injury
Variables | Mild-CCI (N = 74,842) | Moderate-CCI (N = 7142) | Severe-CCI (N = 2032) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at entry, mean ± SD | 43.21 ± 22.26 | 60.70 ± 22.17 | 58.00 ± 21.82 | < 0.0001 |
Age at entry, n (%) | ||||
< 20 | 13,350 (17.84) | 449 (6.29) | 143 (7.04) | < 0.0001 |
20–34 | 17,208 (22.99) | 687 (9.62) | 213 (10.48) | |
35–49 | 15,057 (20.12) | 920 (12.88) | 304 (14.96) | |
50–64 | 14,196 (18.97) | 1356 (18.99) | 454 (22.34) | |
65–79 | 10,807 (14.44) | 2259 (31.63) | 592 (29.13) | |
≧80 | 4224 (5.64) | 1471 (20.60) | 326 (16.04) | |
Sex, n (%) | ||||
Male | 50,308 (67.22) | 4743 (66.41) | 1365 (67.18) | 0.3800 |
Female | 24,534 (32.78) | 2399 (33.59) | 667 (32.82) | < 0.0001 |
LOS, median (IQR) | 11 (7–18) | 19 (9–38) | 29 (15–48) | < 0.0001 |
Length of ICU, median (IQR) | 3 (2–6) | 5 (2–16) | 7 (3–15) | < 0.0001 |
Outcome | ||||
TB, n (%) | 551 (0.74) | 121 (1.69) | 30 (1.48) | < 0.0001 |
Time to TB, median (IQR) | 2.43 (0.97–4.89) | 1.88 (0.93–3.93) | 1.81 (0.93–3.30) | 0.0669 |
Death, n (%) | 7291 (9.74) | 2320 (32.48) | 631 (31.05) | < 0.0001 |
Time to death, median (IQR) | 1.97 (0.53–4.31) | 1.62 (0.56–3.48) | 1.93 (0.76–3.95) | < 0.0001 |
