Table 2. Subject characteristics for concussed patients and healthy controls.
HC = healthy controls; Concussion 1-month = average of 30 days post-concussion, Concussion 5-months = average of 5-months post-concussion; f = female; m = male; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; SCAT-3 = Sport concussion assessment tool 3; SD = standard deviation; n/a = not applicable.
| concussion (I-month) n = 15 |
concussion (5-months) |
HC n = 15 |
p-value concussion (5-months vs 1-month) |
p-value concussion (1-month vs HC) |
p-value concussion (5-months vs HC) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 39.1 (10.1) | n/a | 39.1(11.7) | n/a | .99 | n/a |
| Sex (f/m) | 12/3 | n/a | 12/3 | n/a | 1.00 | n/a |
| BDI (SD) |
11.5 (9.1) | 10.1(7.8) | 1.9 (3.2) | 0.25 | 0.0012 | 0.0014 |
| SCAT-3 Symptom severity (SD) |
42.4 (27.86) | 21.6 (19.9) |
2.7 (6.6) |
0.0017 | 0.000069 | 0.0028 |
| Number of days post-concussion | 28 (9.5) | 121 (13.0) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SCAT-3 Number of symptoms (SD) |
14.4 (5.7) | 9.5 (7.0) | 1.7 (3.3) | 0.00091 | 0.00000017 | 0.00099 |