Table 3. .
Concussion-History Information Obtained From Incoming Student-Athletes and Provided by National Collegiate Athletic Association Member Institutions (N = 327) by Division and Whether University Had Football Team, No. (%)
| Division |
Football Team? |
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| Category |
Total |
I |
II |
III |
Yes |
No |
| No. of previous concussionsa | 320 (97.9) | 124 (99.2) | 74 (97.4) | 118 (96.7) | 206 (98.6) | 110 (96.5) |
| Whether hospitalization was needed for previous concussiona | 233 (71.3) | 100 (80.0)b | 51 (67.1) | 81 (66.4) | 156 (74.6)c | 73 (64.0) |
| Symptoms related to previous concussiona | 189 (57.8) | 87 (69.6)b | 38 (50.0) | 62 (50.8) | 133 (63.6)c | 52 (45.6) |
| Whether concussions were sport relateda | 168 (51.4) | 79 (63.2)b | 34 (44.7) | 54 (44.3) | 116 (55.5)c | 50 (43.9) |
| Concussion recovery timea | 151 (46.2) | 75 (60.0)b | 24 (31.6) | 50 (41.0) | 108 (51.7)c | 42 (36.8) |
a
Sums of divisions and presence of football teams do not equal total because of missing data.
b
Indicates greater percentage than Divisions II and III (P < .05).
c
Indicates greater percentage than universities without a football program (P < .05).