Table 4.
Exploratory associations between exposure estimates and various demographic, health, and psychosocial factors
| Years of Participation | Head Impact Exposure Est. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson r/t-value | p-value | Pearson r/t-value | p-value | |
| Age | .26 | .005 | .07 | .612 |
| Education (BA/BS or above) | 1.30 | .198 | 1.67 | .100 |
| Race (White/non-white) | −.86 | .393 | −.18 | .119 |
| WTAR | −.39 | .003 | −.28 | .033 |
| Collegiate Division (I or III) | 1.10 | .277 | .77 | .446 |
| Psychiatric History (y/n) | −1.34 | .185 | −.07 | .946 |
| VR-36 Physical Function* | −.18 | .178 | −.197 | .149 |
| VR-36 Role Limitation* | −.34 | .008 | −.29 | .026 |
| VR-36 Energy/Fatigue* | −.13 | .336 | −.14 | .307 |
| VR-36 General Health* | .03 | .814 | −.03 | .807 |
| VR-36 Social Function* | −.14 | .308 | −.26 | .045 |
| VR-36 Pain* | −.31 | .018 | −.33 | .012 |
| BPI Pain Severity | .30 | .024 | .24 | .066 |
| BPI Pain Interference | .30 | .020 | .26 | .047 |
| Life Events Scale | .24 | .076 | .06 | .658 |
WTAR= Wechsler Test of Adult Reading Standard Score; VR-36= Veteran’s Rand-36 Item Health Survey; BPI= Brief Pain Inventory
*
Higher scores indicate better functioning the respective area