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Table 3 Cohort demographics of those that did and did not have PCS at 1 week follow-up

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

  1. NS, non-significant.