Table 1.
Athlete demographics. Age is reported as mean ± SD, all other distributions are reported as median [min, max]. Symptom scores with ** denote significant difference at acute injury, relative to both within-subject baseline and controls.
| Control | Concussion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 20.3 ± 1.7 | 20.3 ± 2.2 | |
| Female | 19/35 | 19/35 | |
| Previous concussions | 0 [0,3] | 1 [0,4] | |
| Baseline | Acute | ||
| Symptoms | |||
| Severity | 3 [0,29] | 3 [0,24] | 11 [0,90]** |
| Number of symptoms | 2 [0,16] | 3 [0,13] | 8 [0,22]** |
| Cognition and balance | |||
| Orientation | 5 [4,5] | 5 [4,5] | 5 [4,5] |
| Immediate memory | 15 [9,15] | 15 [13,15] | 15 [13,15] |
| Concentration | 3 [1,5] | 4 [2,5] | 4 [2,5] |
| Delayed memory | 4 [1,5] | 5 [0,5] | 4 [1,5] |
| M-BESS total errors | 1 [0,10] | 3 [0,12] | 3 [0,12] |