Table 1 Demographics and anthropometric characteristics. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range), or range [in square brackets]. SRC: sports-related concussion, am. Football: American Football, a: at least 365 days of no concussion or no concussion history, i: independent t-test, m: Mann-Whitney U test, *: p < 0.05.

From: Impact of moderate aerobic exercise on small-world topology and characteristics of brain networks after sport-related concussion: an exploratory study

Characteristics

Concussed athletes

Control athletes

p-values

(effect size)

Age (years)m

23.69 ± 4.98

24.03 ± 4.68

0.822 (0.070)

Height (cm)i

182 ± 12.37

184.48 ± 9.78

0.443 (0.239)

Weight (kg)i

79 ± 14.17

80.29 ± 14.31

0.821 (0.070)

Body mass index (BMI)

23.79 ± 2.10

23.38 ± 2.27

0.548 (-0.187)

Sex (male/female)

17/4

17/4

 

Sport

Soccer (n = 6)

Basketball (n = 6)

Am. Football (n = 2)

Other (n = 7)

Soccer (n = 7)

Basketball (n = 6)

Am. Football (n = 5)

Other (n = 3)

 

Number of concussionsm

1.76 ± 1.26

[1–5]

0.62 ± 1.12

[0–4]

0.003 (-0.959)*

Days since last concussion

31.71 ± 41.98

[2–140]

> 365a

 

Symptom numberm

7 (7)

1 (2)

0.000 (-0.63)*

Symptom severitym

10 (21)

1 (3)

0.000 (-0.63)*