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. 2019 Jul 2;10:690. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00690

Table 5.

Sport-specific adjusted associations between race and the diagnosis of concussion in athletes presenting to the emergency department with an injury to the head region.

White Hispanic Black Asian Other
Baseballa Ref 0.98 (0.60–1.61) 0.72 (0.50–1.04) 1.03 (0.55–1.93) 1.06 (0.44–2.56)
Basketballa Ref 0.61 (0.40–0.94) 0.71 (0.57–0.90) 1.12 (0.63–2.01) 1.00 (0.61–1.63)
Cheerleadinga Ref 1.28 (0.70–2.35) 0.56 (0.32–0.99) 0.87 (0.32–2.35) 1.44 (0.47–4.47)
Field hockeyb Ref *** *** *** ***
Footballa Ref 0.88 (0.63–1.24) 0.68 (0.54–0.85) 0.65 (0.47–0.88) 0.77 (0.48–1.24)
Gymnasticsa Ref 2.39 (0.50–11.3) 0.22 (0.07–0.68) 0.80 (0.11–5.92) 21.57 (1.93–241.35)
Ice hockeya Ref 1.07 (0.08–13.89) 0.52 (0.14–1.98) 0.56 (0.09–3.59) 18.50 (1.88–181.74)
Lacrossea Ref 0.60 (0.12–2.99) 0.71 (0.30–1.68) 0.07 (0.02–0.25) 0.44 (0.13–1.52)
Rugbyc Ref 0.56 (0.10–3.06) 0.80 (0.23–2.75) 1.57 (0.05–46.52) 2.71 (0.43–16.92)
Softballa Ref 1.05 (0.60–1.84) 1.39 (0.77–2.51) 0.29 (0.05–1.81) 0.87 (0.12–6.61)
Soccera Ref 0.78 (0.63–0.97) 0.76 (0.47–1.20) 0.91 (0.64–1.30) 0.71 (0.36–1.38)
Tennisa Ref *** *** *** ***
Track and fielda Ref 0.71 (0.05–9.78) 0.62 (0.26–1.47) 0.24 (0.02–2.95) 0.45 (0.12–1.62)
Volleyballa Ref 1.20 (0.57–2.53) 0.57 (0.28–1.17) 0.81 (0.30–2.23) 1.47 (0.54–4.04)
Wrestlinga Ref 1.18 (0.66–2.09) 1.16 (0.51–2.66) 0.70 (0.23–2.13) 0.28 (0.05–1.73)
a

Adjusted for age, sex, location of injury, and year of ED presentation.

b

Adjusted for age, location of injury, and year of ED presentation.

c

Adjusted for location of injury and year of ED presentation.

***

Unable to calculate due to small number of weighted ED visits.