Table 1

Summary of concussion rates (per 1000 athlete exposure) in youth and adolescent (aged 7–18 years) soccer players by sex and setting

StudyStudy yearsMaleFemale
TrainingMatchOverallTrainingMatchOverall
Powell and Barber-Foss138 1995–19970.04 (0.01 to 0.06)0.57 (0.43 to 0.72)0.18 (.014 to 0.22)0.05 (0.02 to 0.08)0.71 (0.53 to 0.88)0.23 (0.18 to 0.28)
Schulz et al 139 1996–19990.27 (0.00 to 0.64)5.93 (1.81 to 10.06)2.33 (0.84 to 3.82)0.79 (0.00 to 1.98)1.99 (0.43 to 3.94)1.32 (0.00 to 2.73)
Lincoln et al 13 1997–20080.17 (0.14 to 0.20)0.35 (0.30 to 0.40)
Rosenthal et al 14 2005–20060.22 (0.16 to 0.31)0.36 (0.27 to 0.47)
Gessel et al 140 2005–20060.040.590.22 (0.14 to 0.30)0.090.970.36 (0.26 to 0.46)
Schallmo et al 11 2005–20060.230.36
Marar et al 10 2008–20100.4 (0.20 to 0.60)5.3 (4.19 to 6.41)1.9 (1.53 to 2.27)0.8 (0.49 to 1.11)9.2 (7.64 to 10.76)3.4 (2.87 to 3.93)
Rosenthall et al 14 2011–20120.41 (0.32 to 0.52)0.73 (0.60 to 0.89)
Comstock et al 9 2005–20140.28 (0.25 to 0.31)0.45 (0.41 to 0.49)
O’Connor et al 141 2011–20141.48 (0.87 to 2.08)11.33 (8.46 to 14.20)3.98 (3.12 to 4.83)2.96 (2.04 to 3.88)17.16 (13.02 to 21.30)6.11 (4.95 to 7.25)
Schallmo et al 11 2014–20150.300.91
  • Absence of CIs indicates that either CIs were not reported or that the data necessary to determine CIs were not reported.