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Data were pooled using the DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirty-eight studies met the eligibility criteria and were included in the meta-analysis. Soccer and basketball demonstrated significantly higher incidence of concussions in females compared with males (rate ratio [95% CI], 1.76 [1.43-2.16] and 1.99 [1.56-2.54], respectively; P &lt; 0.01). Sex-based differences in concussion incidence rates for baseball\/softball, ice hockey, lacrosse, swimming\/diving, and track and field were not statistically significant. 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