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Table 1 Age and Sex Distribution of Diagnosed Concussions by Study Years

From: Trends in concussions at Ontario schools prior to and subsequent to the introduction of a concussion policy - an analysis of the Canadian hospitals injury reporting and prevention program from 2009 to 2016

Study Year

N Diagnosed

Diagnosed as % of Suspected Concussions

Age group (years), N (%)

% Male

% In School

4–9

10–14

15–18

2009

610

31.0%

152 (23.1)

308 (46.9)

197 (30.0)

63.2%

30.4%

2010

770

32.3%

160 (20.0)

383 (47.8)

258 (32.2)

65.3%

26.9%

2011

1128

38.0%

227 (20.0)

553 (50.5)

335 (29.5)

64.8%

25.6%

2012

1203

39.8%

273 (22.2)

588 (47.8)

368 (30.0)

64.8%

28.2%

2013

1423

43.4%

342 (24.3)

663 (47.0)

404 (28.7)

61.8%

32.2%

2014

1445

49.1%

369 (26.0)

600 (42.1)

454 (31.9)

56.7%

35.4%

2015

1381

51.2%

325 (23.0)

638 (45.2)

449 (31.8)

56.8%

44.9%

2016*

975

53.5%

208 (24.0)

401 (46.2)

259 (29.8)

54.4%

42.3%

Total

8935

42.3%

2056 (23.0)

4134 (46.4)

2724 (30.6)

60.5%

33.8%

  1. *Incomplete year