From: Who gets post-concussion syndrome? An emergency department-based prospective analysis
 | Did have PCS at 1 week follow-up (n = 213) | Did not have PCS at 1 week follow-up (n = 192) | pvalue |
---|---|---|---|
Age | Median = 43 | Median = 47 | NS |
IQR = 26 to 57 | IQR = 26 to 65 | ||
Range = 18 to 97 | Range = 18 to 102 | ||
Sex | Male = 52% | Male = 51% | NS |
Female = 48% | Female = 49% | ||
Race | White = 77% | White = 76% | NS |
Black = 18% | Black = 19% | ||
Hispanic = 3% | Hispanic = 3% | ||
Asian = 1% | Asian = 2% | ||
Other = 1% |  | ||
Marital status | Married = 38% | Married = 31% | NS |
Separated or divorced = 7% | Separated or divorced = 6% | ||
Widowed = 4% | Widowed = 9% | ||
Single = 50% | Single = 54% | ||
Smoker | 52% | 47% | NS |
Arrival by EMS | 73% | 69% | NS |
Mechanism of injury | 38% fall | 51% fall | 0.0085 |
55% MVC | 43% MVC | 0.0159 | |
Alcohol before injury | 58% | 48% | 0.044 |