1. No Association Between Processing Speed and Risk of Sport-Related Concussion in Youth Soccer.
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Lopez-Flores, Ruby, Oldham, Jessie, Howell, David, Rush, Justin, Taylor, Alex, Berkner, Paul, Mannix, Rebekah, and Meehan III, William P.
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BRAIN concussion prevention , *SOCCER injury prevention , *MUSCULOSKELETAL system diseases , *SOCCER injuries , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *COGNITIVE processing speed , *MIDDLE school students , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *FISHER exact test , *PSYCHOLOGY of movement , *RISK assessment , *NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests , *BRAIN concussion , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *COGNITIVE testing , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *STATISTICAL models , *ODDS ratio , *DATA analysis software , *LONGITUDINAL method , *DISEASE risk factors , *CHILDREN , *ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Objective: To determine whether slow processing speed is associated with risk of sport-related concussion. Design: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using computerized neurocognitive assessments (Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing [ImPACT]) from the Massachusetts Concussion Management Coalition. Slow processing speed was defined as 2 SD below the sample mean (n = 131) and fast processing speed as 2 SD above the sample mean (n = 259). We used a binary logistic regression model to determine the odds of sustaining a concussion with our main predictor being processing speed (high or low) adjusted for the effects of age, sex, and prior number of concussions. Setting: Massachusetts Concussion Management Coalition, Institutional care. Participants: Three hundred ninety junior high soccer players ages 10 to 15 with a baseline score for ImPACT. Independent Variables: Processing Speed. Main Outcome Measures: Risk of sustaining a concussion. Results: Those with slow processing speed had a visual motor composite score of ≤19.92, those with fast-processing speed had a score of ≥46.20. Athletes with slow processing speed were younger (13 vs 14 years; P < 0.001) and more likely to be male (57% vs 49%; P = 0.014). After adjusting for the effects of age, sex, and prior concussions, there was no significant difference in the odds of sustaining a concussion between groups (aOR 1.01; 95% CI, 0.99-1.04). Conclusions: Despite previous research showing that slow processing speed is a risk factor for musculoskeletal injuries during sports, our study suggests that processing speed is not associated with the risk of sustaining a concussion among junior high school soccer players. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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