Table 1.
Stage | Gender | Race | Sport/act | Age Sport Begun (y) |
Years Play |
Age at Onset Symptoms (y) |
Interval between retirement and symptoms (y) |
Interval between symptom onset and death (y) |
Age at Death (decade) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
II | M | C | Prof. Football | 16 | 15 | 65 | 34 | 5 | 7 |
M | AA | Prof. Football | 11 | 10 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 5 | |
M | C | Prof. Football | 9 | 20 | 28 | −1 | 2 | 3 | |
M | C | Semi-prof. Football | 8 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 32 | 6 | |
M | C | Prof. Hockey | 4 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 2 | 2 | |
M | C | College Football | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
M | C | HS Football, Wrestler, Pole-Vaulter | 6 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
III | M | AA | Prof. Football | 10 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
M | C | Prof. Football | 11 | 23 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
M | C | Prof. Football | 14 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 32 | 6 | |
M | C | Prof. Football | 10 | 21 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
M | C | Prof. Football | 14 | 15 | 24 | −5 | 36 | 6 | |
IV | M | AA | Prof. Boxer | 12 | 19 | 30 | −1 | 43 | 7 |
M | C | Prof. Football | 10 | 30 | 57 | 17 | 22 | 7 | |
M | C | Prof. Football | 16 | 13 | 68 | 39 | 11 | 7 | |
M | AA | Prof. Football | 9 | 22 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 6 | |
M | AA | Prof. Football/Veteran | 14 | 23 | 65 | 28 | 15 | 8 | |
M | C | Prof. Football/Veteran | 15 | 15 | 32 | 2 | 45 | 7 |
AA, African American; C, Caucasian; HS, High School; M, male; Semi-prof, Semiprofessional; Prof, Professional