Interaction between Age, Sex, and Mental Health Status as Precipitating Factors for Symptom Presentation in Concussed Individuals

Figure 2

Total symptoms (a) and symptom severity (b) measured across each age group for male and female participants with a diagnosis of depression. (a) In the depression groups, total symptoms decreased with age, and males experienced more symptoms than females. (b) Symptom severity also revealed higher scores in the younger age groups, particularly evident in the 13–15 and 16–19 age groups, and the difference in symptom severity score was significant between males and females in the 40+ age group (++, male vs. female: 40+).

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