Mortality and One-Year Functional Outcome in Elderly and Very Old Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries: Observed and Predicted

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and injury mechanisms of the old (65–74 years) and very old (75–92 years) are presented.

	Old (65–74 y, )	Very old (≥75 y, )	Chi square	value
Male	74% ()	55% ()	3.79	0.05
Married/cohabitant	67% ()	53% ()	2.10	0.15
Comorbidity	76% ()	88% ()	2.47	0.12
Anticog. medication	46% ()	73% ()	7.28	0.007
Injury mechanism
Fall	78% ()	88% ()	4.76	0.19
Transport	13% ()	12% ()
Violence	2% ()	0%
Sports/other	7% ()	0%
Transport via local hospital	57% ()	45% ()	1.26	0.26

y = years.
Anticoagulation and platelet inhibitors.