Table 4.
Baseline | Postconcussion | |||||
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No concussion history (n=50) | Previous concussion (n=38) | Mann-Whitney U test | No concussion history (n=50) | Previous concussion (n=38) | Mann-Whitney U test | |
Median | Median | Z | Median | Median | Z | |
Number of symptoms | 0 | 1 | −1.58NS | 11.5 | 9 | −0.245NS |
Symptom severity | 0 | 2 | −1.589NS | 23 | 22.5 | −0.177NS |
Headache | 0 | 0 | −0.806NS | 3 | 2.5 | −0.857NS |
Pressure in head | 0 | 0 | −1.032NS | 2 | 2 | −1.005NS |
Neck pain | 0 | 0 | −2.602** | 0 | 1 | −0.483NS |
Nausea/vomiting | 0 | 0 | −0.844NS | 0 | 0 | −0.170NS |
Dizziness | 0 | 0 | −0.455NS | 1 | 1 | −1.083NS |
Blurred vision | 0 | 0 | −0.094NS | 0 | 0 | −1.238NS |
Balance problems | 0 | 0 | −0.045NS | 1 | 0 | −1.054NS |
Sensitivity to light | 0 | 0 | −1.162NS | 0 | 1 | −0.239NS |
Sensitivity to noise | 0 | 0 | −0.318NS | 0 | 0 | −0.145NS |
Feeling slowed down | 0 | 0 | −0.748NS | 1 | 2 | −0.647NS |
Feeling in a fog | 0 | 0 | −0.084NS | 1 | 0 | −0.666NS |
Don’t feel right | 0 | 0 | −0.064NS | 2 | 2 | −0.039NS |
Difficulty concentrating | 0 | 0 | −0.423NS | 1.5 | 0 | −0.958NS |
Difficulty remembering | 0 | 0 | −1.218NS | 0 | 0 | −0.190NS |
Fatigue/low energy | 0 | 0 | −2.415* | 1 | 1 | −0.030NS |
Confusion | 0 | 0 | −0.362NS | 0 | 0 | −0.895NS |
Drowsiness | 0 | 0 | −0.851NS | 0.5 | 1 | −0.063NS |
Trouble falling asleep | 0 | 0 | −1.261NS | 0 | 0 | −0.971NS |
More emotional | 0 | 0 | −1.141NS | 0 | 0 | −0.210NS |
Irritability | 0 | 0 | −1.203NS | 0 | 0 | −0.306NS |
Sadness | 0 | 0 | −0.401NS | 0 | 0 | −0.497NS |
Nervous/anxious | 0 | 0 | −1.441NS | 0 | 0 | −0.825NS |
SAC | 27 | 27 | −0.381NS | 26 | 26 | −0.574NS |
Orientation | 5 | 5 | −0.747NS | 5 | 5 | −0.313NS |
Immediate memory | 15 | 15 | −0.044NS | 15 | 15 | −0.854NS |
Concentration | 4 | 3 | −1.403NS | 4 | 4 | −0.070NS |
Delayed recall | 4 | 4 | −0.140NS | 3 | 3 | −0.930NS |
m-BESS | 3 | 3 | −0.505NS | 4 | 4 | −0.469NS |
Tandem gait | 10 | 11.3 | −1.562NS | 11.3 | 11.6 | −0.761NS |
Coordination | 1 | 1 | −0.630NS | 1 | 1.0 | −1.619NS |
*P<0.05, **p<0.01.
m-BESS, modified Balance Error Scoring System; NS, non-significant; SAC, Sideline Assessment of Concussion; SCAT3, Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3.