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. 2018 Nov 23;10(11):e3627. doi: 10.7759/cureus.3627

Table 1. Demographic Data for 2012-2015 NFL Seasons.

NFL: National Football League

Demographics Data of Included Team Games (N = 960)
Variable n % out of 960 games Mean Concussion Incidence Confidence Interval Standard Error
Mean Game Day Temperature Range in oF (20oF Increments)
< 20oF 11 1.15% 1.00 0.15 – 1.85 0.3814
21 to 40oF 134 13.96% 0.7313 0.58 – 0.88 0.07796
41 to 60oF 418 43.54% 0.6483 0.56 – 0.72 0.04102
61 to 80oF 362 37.71% 0.4751 0.40 - 0.54 0.0361
> 80oF 35 3.65% 0.3429 0.12 – 0.56 0.108
Mean-Game Day Temperature (Quartile Analysis)
< 40oF 145 15.10% 0.7517 0.59 – 0.90 0.07739
40 to 55oF 279 29.06% 0.6918 0.59 – 0.79 0.05147
55 to 70oF 363 37.81% 0.5041 0.42 – 0.58 0.0379
> 70oF 173 18.02% 0.4566 0.35 – 0.56 0.05279
Mean-Game Day Humidity
< 60% 273 28.44% 0.6190 0.52 – 0.71 0.04956
61 to 70% 259 26.98% 0.5444 0.44 – 0.64 0.04927
71 to 80% 253 26.35% 0.5968 0.50 – 0.69 0.04865
> 80% 175 18.23% 0.5886 0.47 – 0.71 0.06235
Mean-Game Day Barometric Pressure
< 30 inHg 374 38.96% 0.6070 0.52 – 0.69 0.04176
30.01 to 30.10 inHg 211 21.98% 0.5308 0.42 – 0.63 0.05129
30.11 to 30.20 inHg 181 18.85% 0.4641 0.36 – 0.56 0.05343
> 30.20 inHg 194 20.21% 0.7268 0.60 – 0.85 0.06424
Mean-Game Day Dew Point
< 30oF 203 21.15% 0.6650 0.55 – 0.77 0.05526
30 to 45oF 271 28.23% 0.6679 0.55 – 0.78 0.05705
45 to 60oF 343 35.73% 0.5685 0.48 – 0.64 0.04068
> 60oF 143 14.90% 0.3706 0.27 – 0.46 0.04829