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. 2020 Mar 10;15(3):e0229978. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229978

Table 3. Effects of playing football on secondary outcomes compared to all controls.

Outcome Effect (95% CI) Small/Large Effect Cut-off Unadjusted P Value (Adjusted P Value a)
General Health Outcomes
    Daily Smoker (y/n) 0.83 (0.61, 1.13) 1.50 / 5.00 0.24 (0.77)
    Physically Active in 2008 (y/n) 0.8 (0.55, 1.16) 1.50 / 5.00 0.24 (0.77)
Diagnosis of following after age 18
    High cholesterol or triglycerides (y/n) 1.20 (0.77, 1.89) 1.50 / 5.00 0.42 (0.81)
    High Blood Pressure or Hypertension (y/n) 0.85 (0.57, 1.27) 1.50 / 5.00 0.42 (0.81)
    High blood sugar or diabetes (y/n) 0.46 (0.17, 1.28) 1.50 / 5.00 0.14 (0.77)
    Heart disease (y/n) 0.52 (0.06, 4.74) 1.50 / 5.00 0.56 (0.90)
    Migraine Headaches (y/n) 0.94 (0.45, 1.97) 1.50 / 5.00 0.87 (0.90)
    Depression (y/n) 0.76 (0.43, 1.34) 1.50 / 5.00 0.34 (0.77)
    PTSD (y/n) 1.17 (0.46, 2.97) 1.50 / 5.00 0.74 (0.90)
    Anxiety or Panic Disorder (y/n) 0.93 (0.54, 1.62) 1.50 / 5.00 0.80 (0.90)
Seriously contemplated suicide in past year (y/n) 0.78 (0.40, 1.52) 1.50 / 5.00 0.47 (0.83)
Substance Dependence/Abuse Outcomes
    Nicotine (y/n) 0.75 (0.50, 1.13) 1.50 / 5.00 0.17 (0.77)
    Alcohol (y/n) 1.15 (0.89, 1.49) 1.50 / 5.00 0.29 (0.77)
    Cannabis (y/n) 0.83 (0.58, 1.17) 1.50 / 5.00 0.28 (0.77)
Personality Scale Scores
    Cohen Perceived Stress 0.05 (-0.32, 0.4) 0.89 / 3.54 0.90 (0.90)
    Anxiety Scale -0.05 (-0.36, 0.3) 0.73 / 2.93 0.86 (0.90)
    Anger/Hostility Scale 0.06 (-0.26, 0.38) 0.56 / 2.26 0.71 (0.90)
    Optimism Scale 0.04 (-0.22, 0.32) 0.64 / 1.61 0.75 (0.90)
“Big 5” Personality Traits
    Agreeableness -0.13 (-0.43, 0.14) 0.65 / 2.62 0.33 (0.77)
    Conscientiousness 0.19 (-0.12, 0.51) 0.80 / 1.99 0.30 (0.77)
    Extraversion 0.04 (-0.32, 0.38) 0.76 / 3.02 0.84 (0.90)
    Neuroticism -0.04 (-0.37, 0.22) 0.68 / 2.73 0.77 (0.90)
    Openness -0.5 (-0.9, -0.16) 1.44 / 5.78 0.00 (0.02)

a P values were adjusted using the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure