Appendix Table A4.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of female participants.
| Acute Concussion Symptoms (N = 62) | Persistent Concussion Symptoms (N = 62) | Uninjured (N = 95) | P-value | Post-hoc Test P-values | |
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| Age | 15.6 (14.5, 17.3) | 16.0 (14.8, 16.8) | 15.0 (14.3, 16.1) | 0.02 | Acute v. Persistent: .98 Acute v. Uninjured: .04 Persistent v. Uninjured: .07 |
| Days Following Injury | 4.5 (6.0, 20.8) | 51.0 (38.2, 67.5) | |||
| PCSI Total Score* | 40.0 (18.0, 60.5) | 34.0 (10.2, 52.0) | 4.5 (0.0, 8.0) | <.001 | Acute v. Persistent: 0.37 Acute v. Uninjured: < .001 Persistent v. Uninjured: < .001 |
| Race/ethnicity | .06 | ||||
| Hispanic | 2 (3.2%) | 4 (6.5%) | 3 (3.2%) | ||
| NH black | 4 (6.5%) | 8 (12.9%) | 11 (11.6%) | ||
| NH white | 49 (79.0%) | 48 (77.4%) | 62 (65.3%) | ||
| NH other/Unknown/Not Reported | 7 (11.3%) | 2 (3.2%) | 19 (20.0%) | ||
| Prior History of Concussion** | 24 (38.7%) | 26 (42.6%) | 25 (26.6%) | .09 | |
A total of 59 with acute concussion symptoms, 60 with persistent concussion symptoms, and 82 uninjured completed PCSI.
One with acute concussion symptoms and one with persistent concussion symptoms did not report on prior history of concussion.