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Table 3 Comparison of TBI complications between males and females in each age group

From: Sex and age differences in isolated traumatic brain injury: a retrospective observational study

 

Total

Female

Male

Crude OR

(95% CI)

All patients

N = 51,726

N = 16,901

N = 34,825

  

Neurological complication

3,095 ( 6.0%)

857 ( 5.1%)

2,238 ( 6.4%)

1.29

(1.19–1.39)

Non-neurological complication

4,596 ( 8.9%)

1,382 ( 8.2%)

3,214 ( 9.2%)

1.14

(1.07–1.22)

0—19

N = 5,198

N = 1,522

N = 3,676

  

Neurological complication

306 ( 5.9%)

86 ( 5.7%)

220 ( 6.0%)

1.06

(0.82–1.37)

Non-neurological complication

188 ( 3.6%)

64 ( 4.2%)

124 ( 3.4%)

0.80

(0.58–1.08)

 Circulatory

26 ( 0.5%)

9 ( 0.6%)

17 ( 0.5%)

0.78

(0.35–1.76)

 Respiratory

35 ( 0.7%)

10 ( 0.7%)

25 ( 0.7%)

1.04

(0.50–2.16)

 Digestive

21 ( 0.4%)

4 ( 0.3%)

17 ( 0.5%)

1.76

(0.59–5.25)

 Urinary

4 ( 0.1%)

1 ( 0.1%)

3 ( 0.1%)

1.24

(0.13–11.95)

 Coagulation

27 ( 0.5%)

12 ( 0.8%)

15 ( 0.4%)

0.52

(0.24–1.10)

 Infection

96 ( 1.8%)

30 ( 2.0%)

66 ( 1.8%)

0.91

(0.59–1.41)

20—59

N = 14,534

N = 3,412

N = 11,122

  

Neurological complication

1,140 ( 7.8%)

238 ( 7.0%)

902 ( 8.1%)

1.18

(1.01–1.37)

Non-neurological complication

1,033 ( 7.1%)

229 ( 6.7%)

804 ( 7.2%)

1.08

(0.93–1.26)

 Circulatory

176 ( 1.2%)

42 ( 1.2%)

134 ( 1.2%)

0.98

(0.69–1.39)

 Respiratory

147 ( 1.0%)

29 ( 0.8%)

118 ( 1.1%)

1.25

(0.83–1.88)

 Digestive

140 ( 1.0%)

28 ( 0.8%)

112 ( 1.0%)

1.23

(0.81–1.86)

 Urinary

18 ( 0.1%)

1 ( 0.0%)

17 ( 0.2%)

5.22

(0.69–39.25)

 Coagulation

107 ( 0.7%)

20 ( 0.6%)

87 ( 0.8%)

1.34

(0.82–2.18)

 Infection

541 ( 3.7%)

111 ( 3.3%)

430 ( 3.9%)

1.20

(0.97–1.48)

60 ≤ 

N = 31,994

N = 11,967

N = 20,027

  

Neurological complication

1,649 ( 5.2%)

533 ( 4.5%)

1,116 ( 5.6%)

1.27

(1.14–1.41)

Non-neurological complication

3,375 (10.5%)

1,089 ( 9.1%)

2,286 (11.4%)

1.29

(1.19–1.39)

 Circulatory

826 ( 2.6%)

292 ( 2.4%)

534 ( 2.7%)

1.10

(0.95–1.27)

 Respiratory

380 ( 1.2%)

121 ( 1.0%)

259 ( 1.3%)

1.28

(1.03–1.59)

 Digestive

388 ( 1.2%)

120 ( 1.0%)

268 ( 1.3%)

1.34

(1.08–1.66)

 Urinary

70 ( 0.2%)

16 ( 0.1%)

54 ( 0.3%)

2.02

(1.16–3.53)

 Coagulation

337 ( 1.1%)

139 ( 1.2%)

198 ( 1.0%)

0.85

(0.68–1.06)

 Infection

1,927 ( 6.0%)

566 ( 4.7%)

1,361 ( 6.8%)

1.47

(1.33–1.62)

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval