title: The prevalence of traumatic brain injury and co-occurring disabilities in a national household survey of adults.
abstract: This original point prevalence study provides sociodemographic characteristics and Canadian household prevalence rates of adults (15 years and older) with disability who have survived a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the type, number, and prevalence rates of co-occurring disabilities. This report is based on the Health and Activity Limitation Survey, a national survey conducted by Statistics Canada in 1986-87. The overall household prevalence rate of TBI is 62.3/100,000 adults (95% confidence interval = 54.0, 70.5). Gender-specific rates are 81.3/100,000 males and 44.2/100,000 females, with a 1.8:1 male-to-female ratio. Rates are highest in the 45-64 age range, 3 times those in the 15-24 age group. Eighty-four percent of adults with TBI have co-occurring disabilities (median = 2), the most prevalent being limited mobility and agility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Moscato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trevisan
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Willer
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged