Table 1 Baseline demographic results for male and female Australian rules footballers. Players who sustained a concussion during the collection period were allocated into the SRC group, with non-concussed footballers serving as controls for each sex. Results are presented as Mean ± SD

N

20

19

–

8

8

–

Age

23.8 ± 3.5

23.9 ± 3.1

0.85

24.6 ± 4.1

23.5 ± 3.4

0.56

Years of education

16.6 ± 2.2

16.9 ± 1.4

0.54

15.9 ± 2.2

15.5 ± 2.1

0.73

Years of sport

16.1 ± 5.0

17.5 ± 3.5

0.33

18.4 ± 5.4

16.1 ± 5.9

0.44

Years of collision sport

13.9 ± 4.6

14.4 ± 4.6

0.78

8.4 ± 5.7

7.4 ± 5.2

0.72

No. of previous concussions

2.1 ± 1.8

2.3 ± 1.7

0.78

0.1 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 1.8

0.13