Sex-Based Differences in the Incidence of Sports-Related Concussion: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The incidence of sports-related concussion in females has been increasing in recent years.

Objective

To conduct a meta-analysis on sex-based differences in concussion incidence in various sports and to determine the effects of study design (retrospective vs prospective), setting (competition vs practice), and population (university and above vs high school and below) via a meta-regression.

Data sources

PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were searched from January 2000 to January 2018.

Study selection

Studies reporting sports-related concussion incidence data for both males and females (age ≥10 years) were included.

Study design

Systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression.

Level of evidence

Level 4.

Met

SUBMITTER: Cheng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6822209 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov/Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature