Table 1.
SCAs at Age 5 to 34 Years, Overall and Comparing SCAs Triggered by Sports-Related Activities Versus Non-Sports-Related Activities
| Overall (n=186) |
Sports- Related Activity (n=26) |
Non-Sports- Related Activity (n=160) |
P Value (Sports vs Nonsports) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean±SD | 25.9±6.8 | 20.5±6.8 | 26.7±6.5 | <0.001 |
| Age, y | <0.001 | |||
| 5 – 18 | 33 (18) | 13 (50) | 20 (13) | |
| 19 – 24 | 40 (22) | 5 (19) | 35 (22) | |
| 25 – 34 | 113 (61) | 3 (31) | 105 (66) | |
| Male | 125 (67) | 21 (81) | 104 (65) | 0.12 |
| Race/ethnicity* | 0.30 | |||
| White | 131 (74) | 21 (84) | 110 (73) | |
| Black | 20 (11) | 3 (12) | 17 (11) | |
| Other | 25 (14) | 1 (4) | 24 (16) | |
| Sports type | ||||
| Baseball | 1 (4) | |||
| Basketball | 3 (12) | |||
| Biking | 3 (12) | |||
| Football | 1 (4) | |||
| Gym activity | 4 (15) | |||
| Hiking | 1 (4) | |||
| Horseback riding | 1 (4) | |||
| Rock climbing | 1 (4) | |||
| Running | 4 (15) | |||
| Skiing | 2 (8) | |||
| Soccer | 4 (15) | |||
| Swimming | 1 (4) | |||
| Timing of SCA, n (%) | ||||
| During sports | 24 (92) | |||
| Within 1 h following sports | 2 (8) | |||
Values indicate n (%), unless otherwise indicated. SCA indicates sudden cardiac arrest.
*
Race/ethnicity was missing for 1 sports-related and 9 other SCAs.