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. 2020 Nov 30;14(6):1557988320975541. doi: 10.1177/1557988320975541

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics: Characteristics of Retired NFL Athletes Who Responded to the Retired Player Survey (n = 1030).

Characteristic Mean (SD) Range
Controls
Age (years) 54.70 (14.17) 26–91
Married (%) 78.83 0,1
White race (%) 58.83 0,1
Income (US$) 161, 732 (335,180) 0–4,259,887
Assets (US$) 2,856,089 (10,600,000) 0–202,000,000
College graduate (%) 78.45 (0.41) 0,1
Depression screen (%)a 19.61 (0.40) 0,1
Functional limitations (0–11)b 3.53 (3.25) 0–11
Binge drinkingc 13.50 (44.93) 0–365
NFL career length (years)d 8.10 (3.15) 3–20
Weekly religious attendance (%)e 34.47 0,1
Painf
Any joint (%) 78.54 0,1
Headache/migraine (%) 19.13 0,1
Neck (%) 35.63 0,1
Low back (%) 53.40 0,1
Pain indexg 1.87 (1.19) 0–4
Anger attacksh 30.87 0,1

Note. aFour-item set of questions on the lifetime experience of a period lasting several days or longer when most of the day you felt sad, empty, or depressed; you were very discouraged about how things were going on in your life; you lost interest in most things you usually enjoy; you were very irritable, grumpy, or in a bad mood. Coded 1 for reporting at least 1 symptom; 0 otherwise.

b

12-item set of questions asking how difficult it was to do things like climb several flights of stairs; stoop, bend, or kneel; or pull or push large objects. A count of limitations was created that ranged from 0 to 12 for how many activities respondents reported as at least “somewhat difficult” to perform.

c

In the past year, on how many days did you consume five or more alcoholic beverages?

d

Calculated using the first and last season played.

e

How often do you attend religious services? Coded 1 for weekly or more; 0 otherwise.

f

Survey asked about pain during the past 30 days that lasted most of the day and was not fleeting or minor.

g

Number of sites of pain.

h

Composite variable coded 1 for affirmative responses to at least one of three questions: Since you left football, have you ever had attacks of anger when all of a sudden you lost control and (a) broke or smashed something worth more than a few dollars, (b) threatened to hit or hurt someone, or (c) hit or tried to hurt someone?; 0 otherwise.