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Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study cohort (N = 742)

From: The epidemiology of childhood brain injury in the state of Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Variable

 

Number (%)

Gender

Male

594 (80.0)

 

Female

148 (20.0)

Nationality

Malaysian

722 (97.3)

 

Non-Malaysian

20 (2.7)

Age (years)

0–4

45 (6.1)

 

5–9

30 (4.0)

 

10–14

133 (17.9)

 

15–19

534 (72.0)

GCS

Mild (13–15)

557 (75.1)

 

Moderate (9–12)

33 (4.4)

 

Severe (3–8)

152 (20.5)

ISS, Mean (SD)

 

6.74 (8.36)

Type of admission

Direct admission

551 (74.3)

 

Transferred/ referred

191 (25.7)

Outcomea

Alive

652 (88.1)

 

Death

88 (11.9)

  1. a2 missing values
  2. GCS Glasgow coma scale, ISS Injury severity score