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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Post-traumatic headache: the use of the sport concussion assessment tool (SCAT-3) as a predictor of post-concussion recovery

Demographics/history

Mean (SD) or number of subjects (%)

Total Number of Subjects

254

Female

143 (56.3%)

Age (years)

34.6 (SD 16.2, median 31)

Prior headache history

38 (15.0%)

Post-traumatic headache

183 (72.1%)

Prior concussions

 0

66.1%

 1

10.7%

 2

12.1%

 3+

11.2%

Mechanism of injury

 Falls

32.7%

 Motor vehicle accident

21.3%

 Assault

5.12%

 Other trauma

5.52%

 Sports-related

35.4%

Time between concussion and assessment (days)

mean 131 (SD 379, median 25)

Loss of consciousness

69 (27.2%)

Amnesia

42 (16.5%)