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Lifetime prevalence of self-reported concussion among adolescents involved in competitive sports: A national U.S. study

Journal of Adolescent Health Nov 09, 2018

Veliz P, et al. - In US-national samples of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders involved in 16 different competitive sports, researchers analyzed the lifetime occurrence of diagnosed concussion, as well as relationships between concussion and specific sports, controlling for demographic characteristics and multiple sports involvement. Findings revealed that adolescents who partook in football, gymnastics, ice hockey, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, soccer, track, weightlifting, and “other sports” had greater odds of reporting multiple diagnosed concussions vs peers not participating in these sports. When compared with males who partook in gymnastics, soccer, and swimming, females who participated in these same sports had a stronger relationship to reporting a diagnosed concussion. It was noted that adolescents who played in tennis had lower odds of reporting any diagnosed concussion or multiple concussions. More attention is needed to manage adolescent athletes who already have a history of concussion or repeated concussions who play certain high contact (eg, football) and high volume (eg, basketball) sports.

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