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. 2022 Mar 2;12:3439. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-07241-0

Table 1.

Athlete demographic information.

Men Women
Club
n = 14
Varsity
n = 11
Club
n = 18
Varsity
n = 22
Age (years ± SD) 19.8 ± 2.1 20.4 ± 1.3 19.9 ± 2.0 19.6 ± 1.2
Race/ethnicity (n)
White 8 11 6 12
Hispanic/Latino 4 0 8 5
Asian 1 0 3 0
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1 0 1 0
Not Reported 0 0 0 5
Lifetime years playing water polo (years ± SD) 5.8 ± 2.4 9.8 ± 3.3 5.8 ± 3.4 9.5 ± 3.1
Months playing water polo in prior year (months ± SD) 7.0 ± 3.9 11.7 ± .6 6.9 ± 4.7 10.6 ± 1.2
Average time spent playing in prior year (hours/week ± SD) 9.5 ± 3.1 21.3 ± 3.6 9.0 ± 2.6 16.3 ± 9.0
Number of players reporting prior mTBI (n/%) 2 (14%) 2 (19%) 4 (22%) 3(14%)