Table 1 Comparison of clinical characteristics among the DAI and HC groups.

Sex (male/female)

18/8

20/7

0.64^a

Age (years)

38.35 ± 14.59

38.26 ± 13.32

0.98^b

Education (years)

7.07 ± 3.49

7.11 ± 2.95

0.97^b

Injury-to-MRI interval (days) (median, range)

24 (2–210)

–

–

Handedness (right), %

100

100

1.0^b

GCS (Injury)

7.35 ± 4.45

15 ± 0

< 0.01^b

GCS (Scanning)

13.73 ± 2.38

15 ± 0

0.01^b

MMSE

19.50 ± 10.48

29.78 ± 0.42

< 0.01^b

DRS

9.31 ± 6.20

0 ± 0

< 0.01^b

ABS

32.31 ± 12.60

14 ± 0

< 0.01^b

MAS

35.88 ± 11.61

47.93 ± 0.27

< 0.01^b

ADL

33.38 ± 14.54

14.33 ± 0.62

< 0.01^b

HAMA

10.62 ± 6.89

1.52 ± 1.01

< 0.01^b