TABLE 3. Association between the number of sports teams on which high school students played* and having reported a concussion from playing a sport or being physically active,†,§ by selected characteristics — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2017.
| Characteristic | No. of sports teams on which students played |
Linear trend¶ p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
2 |
≥3 |
||
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | ||
|
Total
|
Referent
|
1.5 (1.2–1.8)
|
2.2 (1.8–2.6)
|
<0.001
|
|
Sex
| ||||
| Female |
Referent |
1.5 (1.2–1.9) |
2.3 (1.7–3.0) |
<0.001 |
| Male |
Referent |
1.4 (1.1–1.8) |
2.0 (1.5–2.6) |
<0.001 |
|
Grade
| ||||
| 9 |
Referent |
1.3 (0.9–1.9) |
1.8 (1.3–2.5) |
0.001 |
| 10 |
Referent |
1.3 (0.9–1.9) |
2.0 (1.2–3.1) |
0.007 |
| 11 |
Referent |
1.7 (1.2–2.5) |
2.7 (1.7–4.4) |
<0.001 |
| 12 |
Referent |
1.6 (1.1,2.3) |
2.4 (1.6–3.6) |
<0.001 |
|
Race/Ethnicity
| ||||
| White, non-Hispanic |
Referent |
1.6 (1.2–2.1) |
2.4 (1.8–3.1) |
<0.001 |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
Referent |
1.6 (1.1–2.4) |
2.0 (1.3–2.9) |
<0.001 |
| Hispanic | Referent | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) | 1.7 (1.0–2.8) | 0.027 |
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.
* Run by their school or community groups during the 12 months before the survey.
† Among students who played on at least one sports team during the 12 months before the survey.
§ One or more times during the 12 months before the survey.
¶ Logistic regression models tested a linear association between the number of sports teams on which students played and the odds of reporting having a concussion from playing a sport or being physically active.