Table 1.
Variable | Soccer players (n = 16) | Controls (n = 14) |
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Age (years, mean ± SD [range]) | 15.7 (± 0.7) [15 to 17] | 14.8 (± 1.1) [14 to 17] |
History of mTBI (n, %) | 5 (31%) | 1 (7%) |
Number of test days (mean ± SD [range]) | 7.8 (± 2.6) [3 to 11] | 4.1 (± 2.7) [1 to 7] |
Time period | 04/2015–05/2015 | 02/2015–04/2015 |
Head impacts per session (number, mean (± SD) [range]) | 7.2 (± 2.8) [3 to 15] | n/a |
Years of training (years, mean (± SD) [range]) | 10.6 (± 1.1) [9 to 13] | 8.8 (± 1.5) [8 to 11] |
BMI (mean (± SD) [range]) | 21.1 (± 1.6) [18.7 to 23.8] | 19.3 (± 0.6) [18.6 to 19.9] |
SD, standard deviation; mTBI, mild traumatic brain injury; BMI, body mass index.