Key result
In tall athletes, mean spleen length was significantly larger (12.19 cm; 95% CI 11.835-12.549) compared to the historical average height population mean of 8.94 cm (P<0.01).
Why the study?
Does normal spleen size in tall healthy athletes differ from that of average-height individuals?
Cohort (n=66)
Yes
Does normal spleen size in tall healthy athletes differ from that of average-height individuals?
Absolute Event Rate: 12.192% vs 8.94%
p-value: p=<0.01
Tall athletes have significantly larger normal spleen sizes than average-height individuals, providing a necessary baseline for determining safe return to contact sports after infectious mononucleosis.
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May inform updated spleen norms for tall athletes; hypothesis-generating for revised post-mononucleosis return-to-play decisions.
McCorkle et al. (2010) conducted a cohort in Healthy tall athletes (n=66). Tall stature vs. Average height population was evaluated on Spleen length (95% CI 11.835-12.549, p=<0.01). In tall athletes, mean spleen length was significantly larger (12.19 cm; 95% CI 11.835-12.549) compared to the historical average height population mean of 8.94 cm (P<0.01).
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