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. 2024 Jun 4:19417381241255308. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1177/19417381241255308

Table 1.

Summary of target group and injury characteristics in the current study

Target Group Characteristics Mean (SD)
Injuries, n
 Female subjects
 Male subjects
B-ANX
n = 27
n = 12
n = 15
B-DEP
n = 40
n = 13
n = 27
B-ANX&DEP
n = 53
n = 19
n = 34
B-NEITHER
n = 1232
n = 512
n = 720
Total n = 1352
 Female subjects, n = 556; Total % = 41.12%
 Male subjects, n = 796; Total % = 58.88%
Age, y 19.40 (1.37)
Median = 19
 Age 17, n = 40
 Age 18, n = 390
 Age 19, n = 340
 Age 20, n = 265
 Age 21, n = 196
 Age 22, n = 75
 Age 23, n = 18
 Age 24, n = 5
Participation in primary sport, y 10.79 (4.00) for n = 931; Range, 1-15
“NA”, n = 398
Previous concussions, n 0.72 (0.87); Range, 0-7
Median = 1
“NA”, n = 12
Current use of prescription medications “No”, n = 935
“Yes”, n = 376
 Birth control, n = 210
 Antidepressants, n = 33
 Anti-anxiety medication, n = 21
 Sleep sedatives, n = 8
 Psychostimulant, n = 22
+ Reported diagnosed anxiety 0 %
+ Reported diagnosed depression 0 %
B-ANX 0.06 (0.24)
B-DEP 0.07 (0.25)
Injury characteristics
Time until asymptomatic, days 17.38 (35.01)
Time to return-to-play, days 27.25 (37.93)
SCAT3 total symptoms 24 hours postconcussion, n 10.02 (6.32)
SCAT3 symptom severity 24 hours postconcussion, n 23.51 (21.53)
SCAT3 total symptoms 6 mo postconcussion (n) 0.70 (1.74)
SCAT3 symptom severity 6 mo postconcussion, n 1.07 (3.48)

B-ANX, elevated anxiety symptoms only on BSI-18; B-DEP, elevated depression symptoms only on BSI-18; BSI-18, Brief Symptom Inventory 18; SCAT3, Sport Concussion Assessment Tool.