Table 1: Participant characteristics at baseline, by traumatic brain injury status (n = 1 479 406)
CharacteristicNo. (%) of participants with at least 1 TBI§§,¶¶
n = 77519
No. (%) of participants without TBI
n = 1401887
Incarcerated over follow-up
    No77117 (99.5)1398556 (99.8)
    Yes402 (0.5)3331 (0.2)
Age, yr; mean ± SD22.8 ± 3.223.1 ± 3.2
Age group, yr
    18-2132235 (41.6)489801 (34.9)
    22-2419779 (25.5)372714 (26.6)
    25-2825505 (32.9)539372 (38.5)
Sex
    Female28410 (36.6)702603 (50.1)
    Male49109 (63.4)699284 (49.9)
Rural residence
    No65596 (84.6)1207066 (86.1)
    Yes11657 (15.0)171652 (12.2)
    Missing266 (0.3)23169 (1.7)
Material deprivation*
    Q1 (least deprived)15248 (19.7)328137 (23.4)
    Q216063 (20.7)307752 (22.0)
    Q315825 (20.4)277083 (19.8)
    Q414342 (18.5)235336 (16.8)
    Q5 (most deprived)13057 (16.8)195222 (13.9)
    Missing2984 (3.8)58357 (4.2)
Ethnic concentration*
    Q1 (least)11669 (15.0)188437 (13.4)
    Q215008 (19.4)251657 (18.0)
    Q313577 (17.5)239193 (17.1)
    Q414968 (19.3)279384 (19.9)
    Q5 (most)19313 (24.9)384859 (27.5)
    Missing2984 (3.8)58357 (4.2)
Residential instability*
    Q1 (least unstable)15491 (20.0)312087 (22.3)
    Q215296 (19.7)285173 (20.3)
    Q314741 (19.0)255428 (18.2)
    Q417437 (22.5)288167 (20.6)
    Q5 (most unstable)11570 (14.9)202675 (14.5)
    Missing2984 (3.8)58357 (4.2)
Previous TBI†,‡
    No68639 (88.5)1326647 (94.6)
    Yes8880 (11.5)75240 (5.4)
Psychotic mood disorder†,§,¶
No76368 (98.5)1 390308 (99.2)
Yes1151 (1.5)11579 (0.8)
Nonpsychotic mood disorder†,§,**
    No57909 (74.7)1119044 (79.8)
    Yes19610 (25.3)282843 (20.2)
Substance use disorder†,§,††
    No74869 (96.6)1381839 (98.6)
    Yes2650 (3.4)20048 (1.4)
Social problems†,§,††,‡‡
    No74721 (96.4)1365949 (97.4)
    Yes2798 (3.6)35938 (2.6)

Note: ICD-9 = International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, [Clinical Modification], Q = quintile, SD = standard deviation, TBI = traumatic brain injury.

*As per the Ontario Marginalization Index42 by quintile.

†Medical records from physician visits, including primary care providers.

‡History of TBI between Apr. 1, 1993, and June 30, 1997.

§History of diagnosis between Jan. 1, 1995, and June 30, 1997.

¶Defined as hospital visit for ICD-9 diagnostic codes 295-298.

**Defined as hospital visit for ICD-9 diagnostic codes 300-302, 306, 309 and 3011.

††Defined as hospital visit for ICD-9 diagnostic codes 291-292 and 303-304.

‡‡Defined as hospital visit for ICD-9 diagnostic codes 897-906 and 909.

§§At least 1 TBI between Apr. 1, 1997, and December 2011.

¶¶Unless specified otherwise.