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Table 2 Associations of lifetime history of TBI and demographics with auditory, visual, cognitive, mobility, self-care, and independent living-related disabilities

From: Lifetime history of TBI with loss of consciousness and disability among Appalachian and rural residents: 2016–2019 Ohio BRFSS

 

Any disability

Auditory

Visual

Cognitive

Mobility

Self-care

Independent living

Weighted

n (%)

Weighted

n (%)

Weighted

n (%)

Weighted

n (%)

Weighted

n (%)

Weighted

n (%)

Weighted

n (%)

Overall

2,169,504 (28.6)

540,042 (7.1)

353,160 (4.7)

914,067 (12.1)

1,163,190 (15.3)

281,547 (3.7)

554,245 (7.3)

Gender

 Male

1,018,834 (28.1)

315,574 (8.7)***

169,231 (4.7)

430,179 (11.8)

486,195 (13.4)***

140,587 (3.9)

220,390 (6.1)***

 Female

1,150,670 (29.2)

224,468 (5.7)

183,929 (4.7)

483,888 (12.3)

676,996 (17.2)

140,961 (3.6)

333,855 (8.5)

Age group

 Age 18 to 44

641,340 (19.7)***

79,833 (2.4)***

97,334 (3.0)***

430,891 (13.2)***

187,181 (5.7)***

81,855 (2.5)***

210,390 (6.4)*

 Age 45 to 64

812,754 (31.1)

188,523 (7.2)

143,388 (5.5)

333,772 (12.8)

523,695 (20.0)

124,643 (4.8)

217,747 (8.3)

 Age 65 or older

715,409 (42.0)

271,686 (16.0)

112,439 (6.6)

149,404 (8.8)

452,315 (26.6)

75,049 (4.4)

126,108 (7.4)

Race

 White

1,720,284 (28.0)

479,186 (7.8)***

254,874 (4.1)***

688,613 (11.2)***

920,707 (15.0)*

207,184 (3.4)*

417,822 (6.8)**

 Black

269,571 (32.1)

24,148 (2.9)

55,023 (6.6)

128,687 (15.3)

155,338 (18.5)

44,780 (5.3)

75,014 (8.9)

 Other

148,350 (30.6)

25,689 (5.3)

35,554 (7.3)

85,077 (17.5)

68,774 (14.2)

23,007 (4.7)

54,041 (11.1)

 Unknown

31,299 (30.2)

11,019 (10.6)

7709 (7.4)

11,690 (11.3)

18,371 (17.7)

6576 (6.3)

7368 (7.1)

Appalachian

 No

1,665,555 (27.3)

408,699 (6.7)

267,511 (4.4)

694,903 (11.4)

890,244 (14.6)

205,505 (3.4)

413,077 (6.8)

 Yes

503,949 (34.1)***

131,343 (8.9)***

85,649 (5.8)**

219,164 (14.8)***

272,946 (18.5)***

76,042 (5.2)***

141,168 (9.6)***

Rural

 No

1,611,629 (27.6)

389,879 (6.7)

260,422 (4.5)

691,239 (11.8)

853,808 (14.6)

213,412 (3.7)

409,101 (7.0)

 Yes

557,875 (32.1)***

150,163 (8.6)***

92,738 (5.3)

222,828 (12.8)

309,382 (17.8)***

68,135 (3.9)

145,143 (8.4)*

Lifetime history of TBI with LOC

 No

1,631,251 (25.9)

409,306 (6.5)

264,979 (4.2)

618,867 (9.8)

874,434 (13.9)

182,652 (2.9)

353,516 (5.6)

 Yes

538,252 (42.0)***

130,736 (10.2)***

88,181 (6.9)***

295,200 (23.0)***

288,756 (22.5)***

98,896 (7.7)***

200,729 (15.6)***

 

Number of disabilities

0

1

2

3

Gender

 Male

2,612,547 (71.9)

583,544 (16.1)

237,843 (6.5)

197,447 (5.4)

 Female

2,796,737 (70.9)

632,050 (16.0)

265,649 (6.7)

252,971 (6.4)

Age group

 Age 18 to 44

2,621,369 (80.3)

375,764 (11.5)

141,451 (4.3)

124,126 (3.8)***

 Age 45 to 64

1,800,732 (68.9)

421,074 (16.1)

183,563 (7.0)

208,118 (8.0)

 Age 65 or older

987,182 (58.0)

418,757 (24.6)

178,478 (10.5)

118,174 (6.9)

Race

 White

4,430,652 (72.0)

986,710 (16.0)

389,984 (6.3)

343,590 (5.6)

 Black

568,964 (67.9)

144,089 (17.2)

65,733 (7.8)

59,749 (7.1)

 Other

337,226 (69.4)

70,530 (14.5)

38,443 (7.9)

39,376 (8.1)

 Unknown

72,442 (69.8)

14,265 (13.8)

9,332 (9.0)

7,702 (7.4)

Appalachian

 No

4,436,751 (72.7)

953,087 (15.6)

381,501 (6.3)

330,967 (5.4)

 Yes

972,532 (65.9)

262,507 (17.8)

121,991 (8.3)

119,451 (8.1)***

Rural

 No

4,230,057 (72.4)

908,544 (15.6)

367,597 (6.3)

335,487 (5.7)

 Yes

1,179,227 (67.9)

307,050 (17.7)

135,894 (7.8)

114,931 (6.6)***

Lifetime history of TBI with LOC

 No

4,664,866 (74.1)

986,002 (15.7)

358,987 (5.7)

286,262 (4.5)

 Yes

744,418 (58.0)

229,591 (17.9)

144,505 (11.3)

164,156 (12.8)***

  1. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001, after false discovery rate adjustment for multiple comparisons
  2. TBI traumatic brain injury, LOC loss of consciousness
  3. Note: Percentages represent the proportion of the subgroup that reported the outcome