Differences in American Athletes Undergoing Preparticipation Examination by Sex, Participation Level, and Age
Objective:
To describe the preparticipation examination findings among American athletes by sex, participation level, and age.
Design:
Hypothesis-generating retrospective cohort study.
Setting:
Saint-Luke's Athletic Heart Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
Participants:
A total of 2954 student athletes.
Interventions:
Athletes underwent preparticipation examination, which included history and physical, electrocardiogram, and 2-D transthoracic echocardiogram.
Main Outcome Measures:
Differences noted on screening preparticipation examination by sex, participation level, and age.
Results:
Female athletes reported more symptoms than male athletes (odds ratio [OR] = 1.61; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.32-1.97; P
Source: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
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