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. 2022 May 25;8(3):181–184.

Table 1. Participant characteristics.

Variable Total (n=333) Group Statistic


Non-Self-Reporting (n=283) Self-Reporting (n=50) P-value Effect Size
Male 220 (66%) 198 (70%) 22 (44%) 0.01* 0.003
Age (years) 20.60 (1.97) 20.67 (1.99) 20.22 (1.79) 0.14 1.96
Previous concussions 0.67 (1.08) 0.63 (1.06) 0.94 (1.15) 0.06 1.08
HADS
 Anxiety subscale 4.95 (3.77) 4.33 (3.27) 8.50 (4.41) <0.01** −1.21
 Depression subscale 1.97 (3.04) 1.55 (2.34) 4.34 (4.88) <0.01** −0.97
 HADS total 6.92 (5.49) 5.88 (4.50) 12.84 (6.78) <0.01** −1.42
SF-12
 Mental Component 18.72 (1.47) 18.76 (1.40) 18.48 (1.83) 0.21 0.19
 Physical Component 13.04 (1.15) 12.98 (1.12) 13.42 (1.28) 0.01* −0.39
 SF-12 total 31.73 (1.97) 31.73 (1.91) 31.70 (2.33) 0.92 0.02

Variables expressed as mean (SD) except male expressed as n (%). HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, SF-12: Short Form 12.

*

Significant at P<0.05,

**

P<0.001