Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants
| Demographics: n(%) | Education School n=234(47.18%) |
Control School n=262(52.82%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Male* | 194 (82.91) | 190 (75.52) | |
| Age | |||
| 13 Years | 6(2.56) | 4(1.53) | |
| 14 Years | 51(21.79) | 64(24.43) | |
| 15 Years | 73(31.20) | 74(28.24) | |
| 16 Years | 60(25.64) | 54(20.61) | |
| 17 Years | 41(17.52) | 59(22.52) | |
| 18 Years | 3(1.28) | 7(2.67) | |
| Sport** | |||
| Football | 111 (47.55) | 101 (38.55) | |
| Soccer | 57 (24.36) | 66 (25.19) | |
| Wrestling | 35 (14.96) | 37 (14.12) | |
| Basketball | 31 (13.25) | 58 (22.14) | |
| Season of Sport | |||
| Fall | 168 (71.79) | 167 (63.74) | |
| Grade Level | |||
| 9th grade | 71(30.34) | 81 (30.92) | |
| 10th grade | 63 (26.92) | 76(29.01) | |
| 11th grade | 60 (25.64) | 47(17.94) | |
| 12th grade | 40 (17.09) | 58 (22.14) | |
| History of Prior Concussion | 62 (26.50) | 54 (20.61) | |
| If yes, how many concussion have you had? | |||
| 1 | 42 (17.95) | 42 (16.03) | |
| 2 | 12 (5.13) | 9(3.44) | |
| >3 | 6(2.53) | 3 (1.14) | |
| Taught about concussions* | 84 (35.90%) | 205 (78.24) | |
| Source of concussion education*** | |||
| Family | 31(13.25) | 77(29.39) | |
| School | 31(13.25) | 104(39.69) | |
| Coach | 26(11.11) | 84(32.06) | |
| Athletic Trainer | 29(12.39) | 121(46.18) | |
| Doctor | 50(21.37) | 103(39.31) | |
| Other | 7(2.99) | 6(2.29) | |
*
Significant difference between education and control schools p<0.01
**
Significant difference between education and control schools p<0.05
***
Athletes could choose more than one option, so numbers are >100%