Table 1.
Characteristics of the student athletes with a history of mental health treatment.
| Boys (n = 963) | Girls (n = 1,449) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Age | M = 15.98 | SD = 1.33 | M = 15.76 | SD = 1.19 | |
| ADHD diagnosis | Yes | 412 | 42.8% | 352 | 24.3% |
| No | 551 | 57.2% | 1,097 | 75.7% | |
| History of substance abuse treatment | Yes | 59 | 6.1% | 35 | 2.4% |
| No | 904 | 93.9% | 1,414 | 97.6% | |
| History of migraine treatment | Yes | 134 | 13.9% | 247 | 17.0% |
| No | 829 | 86.1% | 1,202 | 83.0% | |
| History of headache treatment | Yes | 203 | 21.1% | 345 | 23.8% |
| No | 760 | 78.9% | 1,104 | 76.2% | |
| Learning disability or dyslexia diagnosis | Yes | 150 | 15.6% | 152 | 10.5% |
| No | 813 | 84.4% | 1,297 | 89.5% | |
| Special education | Yes | 127 | 13.2% | 125 | 8.6% |
| No | 836 | 86.8% | 1,324 | 91.4% | |
| History of speech therapy | Yes | 127 | 13.2% | 127 | 8.8% |
| No | 836 | 86.8% | 1,322 | 91.2% | |
| Repeated academic grade | Yes | 133 | 13.8% | 109 | 7.5% |
| No | 830 | 86.2% | 1,340 | 92.5% | |
| Number of previous concussions | 0 | 692 | 72.5% | 1,121 | 78.0% |
| 1 | 139 | 14.6% | 203 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | 65 | 6.8% | 72 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | 33 | 3.5% | 30 | 2.1% | |
| 4 | 19 | 2.0% | 7 | 0.5% | |
| ≥5 | 7 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.3% | |