@article{ref1,
title="No association between processing speed and risk of sport-related concussion in youth soccer",
journal="Clinical journal of sport medicine",
year="2022",
author="Lopez-Flores, Ruby and Oldham, Jessie and Howell, David and Rush, Justin and Taylor, Alex and Berkner, Paul and Mannix, Rebekah and Meehan, William P. 3rd",
volume="32",
number="6",
pages="e587-e590",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine whether slow processing speed is associated with risk of sport-related concussion. <br><br>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. <br><br>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). <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1050-642X",
doi="10.1097/JSM.0000000000001064",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000001064"
}