Ryan N Moran1, Tracey Covassin2, R J Elbin3. 1. The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. 2. Michigan State University, East Lansing. 3. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Abstract
CONTEXT: The Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS) is a newly developed measure that evaluates vestibular and ocular motor symptom provocation after sport-related concussion. The effects of sex on baseline VOMS scores in youth athletes have not been established. OBJECTIVE: To examine sex differences on baseline VOMS assessment among youth athletes. RESULTS: No sex differences were demonstrated between male and female youth athletes on individual VOMS items (P range = .07-.98). Female sex was not associated with increased odds for VOMS scores over clinical-cutoff levels (range: odds ratio = 0.64; 95% confidence interval = 0.35, 1.15; P = .13; odds ratio = 0.91; 95% confidence interval = 0.48, 1.71; P = .77). CONCLUSIONS: No sex differences were present on baseline VOMS scores in youth athletes, nor was sex a risk factor for an abnormal VOMS score. These findings highlight the need for continual baseline and postconcussion assessments using multifaceted assessment strategies.
CONTEXT: The Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS) is a newly developed measure that evaluates vestibular and ocular motor symptom provocation after sport-related concussion. The effects of sex on baseline VOMS scores in youth athletes have not been established. OBJECTIVE: To examine sex differences on baseline VOMS assessment among youth athletes. RESULTS: No sex differences were demonstrated between male and female youth athletes on individual VOMS items (P range = .07-.98). Female sex was not associated with increased odds for VOMS scores over clinical-cutoff levels (range: odds ratio = 0.64; 95% confidence interval = 0.35, 1.15; P = .13; odds ratio = 0.91; 95% confidence interval = 0.48, 1.71; P = .77). CONCLUSIONS: No sex differences were present on baseline VOMS scores in youth athletes, nor was sex a risk factor for an abnormal VOMS score. These findings highlight the need for continual baseline and postconcussion assessments using multifaceted assessment strategies.
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