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

Table 1

Number of participants (n) for each condition, sex, and age group. Included in this table are the average number of concussions (tc: total concussions) reported for each condition, sex and age group. Males in the age range of 13–15 with a diagnosis of depression showed a higher average of concussions (2x) than controls. Males in the 30–39 and 40+ age groups with a learning disability showed a higher average number of concussions (2x) than the control group.

Group	12 and under		13–15		16–19		20–29		30–39		40+
Control	n	tc	n	tc	n	tc	n	tc	n	tc	n	tc
Male	351	1.75	507	1.88	425	2.06	148	2.67	102	2.31	156	1.65
Female	162	1.51	438	1.67	339	1.89	213	1.95	144	1.70	303	1.34
Depression
Male	1	1.0	10	3.6	20	3.05	28	2.5	24	2.87	35	2.26
Female	2	1.5	18	2.11	55	2.4	64	2.56	61	2.0	131	1.78
Anxiety
Male	23	1.39	31	2.06	35	3.09	38	2.13	25	2.24	41	2.54
Female	16	1.44	54	1.91	87	2.32	84	2.25	68	2.13	106	1.71
Learning disability
Males	26	1.54	58	2.03	39	2.72	29	2.34	8	4.5	10	3.4
Females	8	2.0	28	1.61	34	2.24	18	2.28	15	1.6	10	2
Behavioural disorder
Males	32	1.59	40	2.18	40	2.3	24	2.46	16	2.69	6	1.83
Females	2	2.0	15	2.53	21	2.29	14	2.57	12	2.0	11	2.55