Table 1.
Participants' Anthropometrics and Demographicsa
|
Characteristic |
No Subsequent Injury (n = 23) |
Subsequent Injury (n = 44) |
| Sex, females/males | 14/9 | 25/19 |
| Age, mean ± SD, y | 19.8 ± 1.4 | 19.6 ± 1.4 |
| Height, mean ± SD, cm | 176.1 ± 10.6 | 175.0 ± 11.6 |
| Weight, mean ± SD, kg | 75.6 ± 12.1 | 76.6 ± 22.8 |
| Prior mental health diagnosis, % (No./total) | 8.6 (2/23) | 9.1 (4/44) |
| Concussion history | ||
| Prior concussion, % of participants (No./total) | 52.1 (12/23) | 34.1 (15/44) |
| No. of prior concussions, mean ± SD (range) | 0.8 ± 1.0 (0–3) | 0.4 ± 0.6 (0–2) |
| Time lost postconcussion, mean ± SD, d | 22.5 ± 23.3 | 14.5 ± 8.5 |
| Prior year lower extremity musculoskeletal injury, % (No./total) | 39.1 (9/23) | 63.6 (28/44) |
| Abnormal Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale score (≥8), % (No./total) | ||
| Anxiety | 0 (0/23) | 4.5 (2/44) |
| Depression | 4.3 (1/23) | 2.3 (1/44) |
| Abnormal Satisfaction With Life Scale score (≤20), % (No./total) | 4.3 (1/23) | 4.5 (2/44) |
a
No differences in group characteristics were present for sex (P = .754), age (P = .631), height (P = .937), weight (P = .633), prior mental health diagnosis (P = .968), concussion history (P = .386), time lost postconcussion (P = .183), or musculoskeletal injury in the prior year (P = .066). The student-athletes participated in soccer (n = 14), lacrosse (n = 13), football (n = 10), volleyball (n = 7), cross-country or track and field (n= 5), softball (n = 4), basketball (n = 3), cheerleading (n = 3), field hockey (n = 3), rowing (n = 3), baseball (n = 1), and tennis (n = 1).