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. 2016 Oct;51(10):749–757. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-51.11.12

Table 2. .

Total Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory Symptom Score By Sex, Age, and Concussion History in Uninjured Child and Youth Athletes

Variable
n
Meana
Mediana
SDa
Rangea
Skewa
Kurtosisa
Child group
 Sex
  Males 169 1.79 1 2.46 0−13 1.77 3.30
  Females 164 1.45 1 2.09 0–11 2.13 4.91
 Age, y
  9 13 0.92 1 0.76 0−2 0.14 –1.50
  10 59 1.64 1 2.27 0−8 1.49 1.32
  11 112 1.62 0.5 2.56 0−11 2.27 5.66
  12 149 1.68 1 2.18 0−9 1.61 2.18
 Concussion history?
  Yes 56 2.39 1 3.28 0−13 1.55 1.56
  No 274 1.46 1 2.01 0−11 1.76 3.18
 Previous concussions, No. 56 2.39 1 3.28 0−13 1.55 1.56
  1 50 2.28 1 3.20 0−13 1.71 2.33
  2 1 1 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A
  3 5 2.75 1.5 3.59 0−8 1.70 3.01
Youth group
 Sex
  Males 241 5.08 2 7.67 0−44 2.77 8.72
  Females 310 5.45 3 6.37 0−43 2.36 7.89
 Age, y
  13 190 4.06 2 5.09 0−35 2.27 10.87
  14 160 5.48 3 8.43 0−44 2.97 9.45
  15 107 5.69 3 6.90 0−38 2.02 5.13
  16 64 6.06 3.5 6.29 0−31 1.56 3.23
  17 29 9.17 5 8.67 0−28 0.99 –0.03
 Concussion history?
  Yes 167 6.35 3 8.15 0−44 2.29 6.19
  No 384 4.82 3 6.33 0−40 2.74 9.90
 Previous concussions, No.
  1 108 5.32 3 6.52 0−37 2.24 6.35
  2 34 7.71 3 10.68 0−43 1.94 3.44
  3 20 8.1 4.5 10.40 0−44 2.37 7.05
  4 5 12.2 11 7.98 3−25 1.07 2.48

Abbreviation: N/A, not applicable.

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Statistics based on total Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory score.