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Estimated Minimum Cumulative Incidence of CTE in the Primary Target Populationa During Recruitment for the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank Study, by Highest Level of Play, 2008–2019

Highest Level  
of Play		Estimated No. of Players Who DiedMinimum Cumulative Incidence Proportion
High school433,0410.0000508
College12,4890.0037633
Professional1,5510.1070277
Highest Level  
of Play		Estimated No. of Players Who DiedMinimum Cumulative Incidence Proportion
High school433,0410.0000508
College12,4890.0037633
Professional1,5510.1070277

Abbreviations: CTE, chronic traumatic encephalopathy; VA-BU-CLF, Veterans Affairs–Boston University–Concussion Legacy Foundation.

a The primary target population was American men who died during study recruitment (2008–2019) and had played at least 1 year of high school, college, or professional football.

Table 3
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Estimated Minimum Cumulative Incidence of CTE in the Primary Target Populationa During Recruitment for the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank Study, by Highest Level of Play, 2008–2019

Highest Level  
of Play		Estimated No. of Players Who DiedMinimum Cumulative Incidence Proportion
High school433,0410.0000508
College12,4890.0037633
Professional1,5510.1070277
Highest Level  
of Play		Estimated No. of Players Who DiedMinimum Cumulative Incidence Proportion
High school433,0410.0000508
College12,4890.0037633
Professional1,5510.1070277

Abbreviations: CTE, chronic traumatic encephalopathy; VA-BU-CLF, Veterans Affairs–Boston University–Concussion Legacy Foundation.

a The primary target population was American men who died during study recruitment (2008–2019) and had played at least 1 year of high school, college, or professional football.

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