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. 2016 Jan 15;33(2):254–259. doi: 10.1089/neu.2015.3930

Table 2.

Health Habits and Medical Conditions of Respondents

  Collision sport athletes n (%) Contact sport athletes n (%) Non-contact sport athletes n (%) Non-athletes n (%) Total participants n (%)
Exercise frequency n=3491
 No regular 42 (1.2) 25 (0.7) 53 (1.5) 156 (4.5) 276 (7.9)
 Once per week 55 (1.6) 28 (0.8) 45 (1.3) 101 (2.9) 229 (6.6)
 1–3 times/week 223 (6.4) 132 (3.8) 232 (6.6) 435 (12.5) 1,022 (29.3)
 4–6 times/week 349 (10.0) 193 (5.5) 303 (8.7) 454 (13.0) 1,299 (37.2)
 Every day 156 (4.5) 96 (2.7) 164 (4.7) 249 (7.1) 665 (19.0)
Medical conditions n=3697
 Heart disease 32 (0.9) 11 (0.3) 19 (0.5) 30 (0.8) 92 (2.5)
 High cholesterol 219 (5.9) 106 (2.9) 151 (4.1) 344 (9.3) 820 (22.2)
 Diabetes 29 (0.8) 9 (0.2) 17 (0.5) 43 (1.2) 98 (2.7)
 Hypertension 177 (4.8) 65 (1.8) 113 (3.0) 275 (7.4) 630 (17.0)
 Obesity 50 (1.4) 13 (0.4) 43 (1.2) 99 (2.7) 205 (5.5)
 Family history of dementia 130 (3.5) 75 (2.0) 108 (2.9) 196 (5.3) 509 (13.8)
Concussion history n=3702
 Diagnosed 283 (7.6) 121 (3.3) 177 (4.8) 255 (6.9) 836 (22.6)
 Undiagnosed 396 (10.7) 134 (3.6) 102 (2.8) 113 (3.1) 745 (20.1)