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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Phys Sportsmed. 2021 Sep 21;50(6):522–530. doi: 10.1080/00913847.2021.1980744

Table 3.

Proportion of Abnormal Visio-Vestibular Examination (VVE) Outcomes at Pre- and Post-Season and Pre- to Post-Season Change.

Pre-Season Abnormal Post-Season Abnormal Pre- to Post-Season Change
No Change Normal to Abnormal Abnormal to Normal

Sex Assessment N % N % N % N % N %
Both Smooth pursuits 17 10 18 10.6 149 87.6 11 6.5 10 5.9
Saccades and gaze stability 12 7.1 8 4.7 154 90.6 6 3.5 10 5.9
Convergence 12 7.1 16 9.5 152 90.5 10 6.0 6 3.6
Accommodation 17 10 15 8.8 154 90.6 7 4.1 9 5.3
Tandem walk balance 15 9.2 11 6.7 145 89.0 7 4.3 11 6.7
Any of 5 assessments 52 30.6 50 29.4 122 71.8 23 13.5 25 14.7

Female Smooth pursuits 13 13.3 14 14.3 83 84.7 8 8.2 7 7.1
Saccades and gaze stability 9 9.2 7 7.1 86 87.8 5 5.1 7 7.1
Convergence 7 7.3 11 11.5 84 87.5 8 8.3 4 4.2
Accommodation 9 9.2 8 8.2 91 92.9 3 3.1 4 4.1
Tandem walk balance 8 8.6 6 6.5 81 87.1 5 5.4 7 7.5
Any of 5 assessments 31 31.6 31 31.6 70 71.4 14 14.3 14 14.3

Male Smooth pursuits 4 5.6 4 5.6 66 91.7 3 4.2 3 4.2
Saccades and gaze stability 3 4.2 1 1.4 68 94.4 1 1.4 3 4.2
Convergence 5 6.9 5 6.9 68 94.4 2 2.8 2 2.8
Accommodation 8 11.1 7 9.7 63 87.5 4 5.6 5 6.9
Tandem walk balance 7 10 5 7.1 64 91.4 2 2.9 4 5.7
Any of 5 assessments 21 29.2 19 26.4 52 72.2 9 12.5 11 15.3