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.
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)* |