Table 1

Characteristics of adolescent athletes in Spring 2020 and Spring 2021

Variable2020 (n=13 002)2021 (n=4419)P value
Sex (male)6117 (47.0%)2106 (47.9%)0.338
Age (years)*16.3 (1.2)16.1 (1.3)<0.001
Grade (%)<0.001
 9th3089 (23.8)1209 (27.4)
 10th3419 (26.3)1103 (25.0)
 11th3743 (28.8)1161 (26.3)
 12th2751 (21.2)946 (21.4)
Region* (%)<0.001
 Midwest9124 (70.2)2935 (66.4)
 Northeast279 (2.1)440 (10.0)
 Southeast946 (7.3)349 (7.9)
 Southwest146 (1.1)393 (8.9)
 West2507 (19.3)302 (6.8)
School enrolment*864 (412–1515)793 (358–1382)<0.001
Funding—public (%)11 327 (87.3)3896 (88.2)0.152
County poverty (%)11.6 (4.2)11.5 (4.8)0.019
County under 18-year poverty (%)15.1 (6.5)14.9 (7.6)0.362
County median house income*63 653 (14 318)66 101 (17 007)<0.001
Number of high school sports1.9 (0.8)1.9 (0.9)0.815
Number of total sports*2.7 (1.1)2.2 (1.2)<0.001
Sport type* (%)<0.001
 Individual2252 (17.3)922 (20.9)
 Team6257 (48.1)2578 (58.3)
 Both4493 (34.6)919 (20.8)
  • Data presented as mean (SD) or n (%).

  • *Variables included as inverse propensity score weight in models comparing outcomes in the two groups.