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Published in final edited form as: Sports Med. 2022 Jul 6;52(11):2759–2773. doi: 10.1007/s40279-022-01719-7

Table 3.

Results of the hierarchical, generalized linear models for outcomes from men

Predictor BESS
BSI-18 Global Severity Index
BSI-18 Anxiety
BSI-18 Depression
BSI-18 Somatic
Exp(B) 95% CI Exp(B) 95% CI Exp(B) 95% CI Exp(B) 95% CI Exp(B) 95% CI
2 previous concussions 1.03 0.97 – 1.08 1.15 0.93 – 1.42 1.18 0.93 – 1.52 1.10 0.86 – 1.43 1.15 0.90 – 1.48
3 + previous concussions 1.02 0.93 – 1.11 0.96 0.69 – 1.36 0.92 0.63 – 1.39 0.96 0.65 – 1.47 1.01 0.68 – 1.53
Black Race/Ethnicity 1.02 0.97 – 1.09 1.08 0.86 – 1.37 0.90 0.68 – 1.19 1.33* 1.01 – 1.77 1.03 0.78 – 1.36
Other Race/Ethnicity 0.98 0.93 – 1.04 0.97 0.79 – 1.22 1.06 0.83 – 1.37 1.09 0.85 – 1.43 0.78 0.60 – 1.02
Psychiatric disorder 0.99 0.90 – 1.09 2.40** 1.67 – 3.55 2.57** 1.72 – 3.98 2.69** 1.79 – 4.21 1.95** 1.27 – 3.09
Neurodevelopmental disorder 1.06 0.99 – 1.12 0.99 0.77 – 1.27 1.01 0.77 – 1.36 1 0.75 – 1.34 0.96 0.72 – 1.30
Migraine 0.95 0.89 – 1.02 1.35* 1.03 – 1.82 1.22 0.88 – 1.70 1.29 0.93 – 1.83 1.59* 1.15 – 2.23
SES 1 1.00 – 1.00 1.01 1.00 – 1.02 1.01* 1.00 – 1.02 1.00 1.00 – 1.01 1.01 1.00 – 1.02
Limited-contact sport 1 0.92 – 1.09 0.91 0.65 – 1.27 1.06 0.71 – 1.55 0.83 0.56 – 1.22 0.87 0.58 – 1.29
Contact sport 0.98 0.91 – 1.07 0.79 0.57 – 1.06 0.90 0.62 – 1.28 0.67* 0.46 – 0.95 0.82 0.56 – 1.17
AFC 1 1.00 – 1.01 1 0.97 – 1.02 0.98 0.95 – 1.01 1.01 0.98 – 1.04 1 0.97 – 1.03
Observations 2312 2427 2427 2427 2427
Overall model LRT = 9.67 LRT = 52.99** LRT = 50.16** LRT = 47.49** LRT = 34.74**
Distribution Negative Binomial Negative Binomial Negative Binomial Negative Binomial Negative Binomial
Predictor ImPACT PCSS
ImPACT Verbal Memory
ImPACT Visual Memory
ImPACT Visual Motor Speed Time
ImPACT Reaction
Exp(B) 95% CI B 95% CI B 95% CI B 95% CI B 95% CI

2 previous concussions 1.09 0.85 – 1.42 1.31* 0.04 – 2.59 − 0.02 − 1.62 – 1.58 1.15* 0.35 – 1.95 − 0.0083 − 0.0214 – 0.0053
3 + previous concussions 1.29 0.88 – 1.97 1.10 − 0.93 – 3.13 1.87 − 0.69 – 4.43 1.07 − 0.20 – 2.35 − 0.0068 − 0.0273 – 0.0151
Black Race/Ethnicity 0.91 0.70 – 1.20 − 3.55** − 4.96 – − 2.14 − 4.83** − 6.60 – − 3.06 − 2.87** − 3.76 – − 1.99 0.0503** 0.0336 – 0.0676
Other Race/Ethnicity 1.26 0.99 – 1.63 − 0.48 − 1.74 – 0.78 − 1.24 − 2.82 – 0.35 − 0.17 − 0.96 – 0.63 0.0157* 0.0022 – 0.0298
Psychiatric disorder 2.13** 1.40 – 3.39 0.75 − 1.57 – 3.06 − 1.36 − 4.26 – 1.54 0.65 − 0.80 – 2.10 − 0.0136 − 0.0360 – 0.0111
Neurodevelopmental disorder 1.22 0.93 – 1.64 − 3.55** − 5.01 – − 2.09 − 3.50** − 5.33 – − 1.66 − 2.24** − 3.16 – − 1.32 0.0232* 0.0072 – 0.0400
Migraine 1.64** 1.19 – 2.31 − 0.52 − 2.21 – 1.17 − 0.03 − 2.15 – 2.09 − 0.09 − 1.15 – 0.97 − 0.0089 − 0.0258 – 0.0090
SES 1 0.99 – 1.01 − 0.02 − 0.07 – 0.02 0.02 − 0.04 – 0.08 0.06** 0.03 – 0.09 − 0.0008** − 0.0013 – − 0.0003
Limited-contact sport 0.65* 0.43 – 0.95 1.39 − 0.67 – 3.46 1.60 − 0.99 – 4.19 0.54 − 0.76 – 1.83 − 0.0114 − 0.0340 – 0.0100
Contact sport 0.57** 0.39 – 0.82 1.76 − 0.17 – 3.70 2.48* 0.05 – 4.91 0.97 − 0.25 – 2.18 − 0.0064 − 0.0279 – 0.0136
AFC 0.98 0.95 – 1.01 0.15 − 0.01 – 0.30 − 0.05 − 0.25 – 0.14 0.02 − 0.08 – 0.11 − 0.0005 − 0.0022 – 0.0012
Observations 1870 1911 1909 1911 1910
Overall model LRT = 54.64** F = 4.84** F = 4.74** F = 9.26** F = 6.58**
Distribution Negative Binomial Gaussian Gaussian Gaussian Inverse Gaussiim

AFC age of first concussion, BESS Balance Error Scoring System, BSI-18 Brief Symptom Inventory 18, ImPACT Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing, LRT Likelihood ratio test, PCSS Post-Concussion Symptom Scale, SES socioeconomic status

*

P < 0.05,

**

P < 0.005