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Table 3 Characteristics of the sample with ABD by illness causing the condition.

From: The impact of acquired brain damage in terms of epidemiology, economics and loss in quality of life

 

Stroke (214 cases)

TBI (68 cases)

Total ABD (282 cases)

No ABD (288 cases)

 

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Age Group

        

44 years or younger

3

1.40

7

10.29

10

3.55

64

22.30

From 45 to 54 years

9

4.21

7

10.29

16

5.67

27

9.41

From 55 to 64 years

20

9.35

6

8.82

26

9.22

44

15.33

From 65 to 74 years

44

20.56

11

16.18

55

19.50

75

26.13

From 75 to 84 years

94

43.93

22

32.35

116

41.13

63

21.95

Older than 84 years

44

20.56

15

22.06

59

20.92

14

4.88

Sex

        

Men

101

47.20

37

54.40

138

48.90

200

69.44

Women

113

52.80

31

45.60

144

51.10

88

30.56

Employment Status

        

Active

0

0.00

2

2.94

2

0.71

39

13.54

Retired

115

53.74

30

44.12

145

51.42

122

42.36

Disabled

13

6.07

11

16.18

24

8.51

8

2.78

Homemaker

34

15.89

8

11.76

42

14.89

14

4.86

Others

10

4.67

5

7.35

15

5.32

42

14.58

NA

42

19.63

12

17.65

54

19.15

63

21.88

Barthel Index

        

[0-20]

38

17.80

6

8.80

44

15.60

0

0.00

[25-60]

51

23.80

16

23.50

67

23.80

0

0.00

[65-95]

109

50.90

37

54.40

146

51.80

0

0.00

100

15

7.00

8

11.80

23

8.10

255

88.50

NA

1

0.50

1

1.50

2

0.70

33

11.50

IADL Index

        

≥4 M, ≥7 W

38

17.76

17

25.00

55

19.50

246

85.42

<4 M, <7 W

150

70.09

46

67.65

196

69.50

0

0.00

NA

26

12.15

5

7.35

31

10.99

42

14.58

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

EQ-5D

        

Barthel's Index [0-20]

-0.28

0.24

-0.21

0.21

-0.27

0.23

  

Barthel's Index [25-60]

0.15

0.34

0.36

0.40

0.19

0.36

  

Barthel's Index [61-95]

0.51

0.35

0.44

0.34

0.49

0.35

  

Barthel's Index 100

0.83

0.20

0.77

0.30

0.81

0.23

0.91

0.17

  1. TBI: traumatic brain injury; ABD: acquired brain damage; M: Men; W: Women.