Demographic and clinical characteristics of the healthy control subjects and acquired brain injury patients
| CON | PC | MCS | UWS/VS | Coma | p value (5 groups) | p value (4 ABI groups) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 22 M, 12 F | 24 M, 16 F | 22 M, 5 F | 13 M, 5 F | 10 M, 4 F | 0.43 | 0.30 |
| Age, years | 40.2 ± 10.7 | 40.4 ± 13.6 | 42.5 ± 14.0 | 42.0 ± 15.2 | 45.1 ± 13.8 | 0.77 | 0.74 |
| Time prior to fMRI after injury, d | 104.1 ± 136.3 | 80.1 ± 73.5 | 85.6 ± 59.7 | 38.6 ± 45.1 | 0.22 | ||
| GCS score | 14.0 ± 1.8 | 9.3 ± 0.6 | 7.7 ± 1.2 | 6.6 ± 1.4 | <0.001 | ||
| CRS-R score | 21.5 ± 3.2 | 10.0 ± 2.9 | 4.5 ± 1.4 | 3.6 ± 1.8 | <0.001 | ||
| GOS score | 4.3 ± 0.9 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 2.4 ± 0.6 | 2.6 ± 0.8 | <0.001 |
Values are reported as the mean ± SD, unless otherwise indicated. ABI, acquired brain injury; F, female; M, male. p values <0.05 are labeled in bold.