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

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Total symptoms (a) and symptom severity (b) measured across each age group for male and female participants with a diagnosis of anxiety. (a) In the anxiety groups, total symptoms were greater in the younger groups, but there was no difference overall between males and females. Females in the 13–15 age group showed more symptoms than their age-matched males (++, ) and males in the 40+ age group showed more symptoms than age-matched females (++ ). (b) Symptom severity also revealed higher scores in the younger age groups, particularly evident in the 16–19 age groups, but there was no overall sex difference. The difference in symptom severity score was significant between males and females in the 13–15 with females showing greater symptom severity than males (++, ) and in the 40+ age group, males showed greater symptom severity than females (++, ).

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