Skip to main content
. 2018 Aug 27;4(1):e000433. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000433

Table 1.

Biochemical variables and SCAT3 symptom metrics across all three experimental conditions

Variable Heading P values Control P values Sham P values
Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post
NF-L, pg/mL 14.5 (17.8) 16.1 (17.7) 0.004* 26.9 (41.9) 28.5 (44.4) 0.19† 10.2 (22.7) 10.7 (23.2) 0.02†
Tau, pg/mL 3.2 (1.7) 3.0 (1.3) 0.16† 4.0 (5.2) 2.5 (3.3) 0.14† 3.5 (4.0) 3.8 (2.6) 0.58†
Total no of symptoms 1.6 (1.9) 7.0 (6.9) 0.01* 1 (5) 0 (3) 0.04† 2.3 (2.2) 0.9 (1.7) 0.04*
Symptom severity 0 (4) 6 (14) 0.03* 1 (7) 0 (3) 0.04† 2 (6) 0 (2) 0.04†

*t-test; associated data are mean (SD).

†Wilcoxon signed-rank test; associated data are median (IQR).

NF-L, neurofilament light; SCAT3, Standardized Assessment of Concussion—3rd edition.