TABLE 1—
Characteristics of High School and College Students With a Concussion or Extremity Injury: Rochester, NY, Area, September 2013–January 2015
| Characteristic | Concussion Group (n = 70), Median (IQR) or No. (%) | Extremity Injury Group (n = 108), Median (IQR) or No. (%) |
| Age, y | 15.5 (15–17) | 16.0 (15–18) |
| College (vs high school) | 17 (24) | 26 (24) |
| Male | 45 (64) | 73 (68) |
| Race | ||
| White | 53 (76) | 75 (69) |
| Black | 6 (9) | 19 (18) |
| Other | 11 (16) | 13 (12) |
| Unknown | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 2 (3) | 6 (6) |
| Type of insurance | ||
| Private | 53 (76) | 67 (62) |
| Public | 16 (23) | 41 (38) |
| Unknown | 1 (1) | 0 (0.0) |
| No. of previous concussions | ||
| 0 | 37 (53) | 69 (64) |
| 1 | 20 (29) | 21 (19) |
| 2 | 8 (11) | 9 (8) |
| ≥ 3 | 5 (7) | 9 (8) |
| Preinjury grade point averagea | 3.5 (3.2–3.8) | 3.5 (3.0–3.7) |
| Learning disability | 4 (6) | 9 (8) |
| ADD/ADHD | 11 (16) | 18 (17) |
| Plays organized sportb | 57 (81) | 85 (80) |
Note. IQR = interquartile range; ADD = attention deficit disorder; ADHD = attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
a
Sample size was n = 164 (63 for concussion, 101 for extremity injury).
b
Only among those who completed the 1-week postinjury interview (n = 176: 70 for concussion, 106 for extremity injury).