عنوان به زبان ديگر :
Gender differences in sport injury risk and types of injuries: a retrospective twelve-month study on cross-country skiers, swimmers, long-distance runners and soccer players
پديد آورندگان :
Ristolainen Leena نويسنده , Heinonen Ari نويسنده , Waller Benjamin نويسنده , Kujala Urho M. نويسنده , Kettunen Jyrki A. نويسنده
چكيده لاتين :
This twelve months survey compared injury risk and injury
types by genders (312 females, 262 males) in 15- to 35-year-old
cross-country skiers, swimmers, long-distance runners and
soccer players. More male than female athletes reported at least
one acute injury (44% vs. 35%, p < 0.05), and more male than
female runners reported at least one overuse injury (69% vs.
51%, p < 0.05). When the incidence of acute and overuse injuries
both separately and combined was calculated per 1000
training hours, per 1000 competition hours and all exposure
hours combined we found no gender differences in either of
these comparisons. After adjustment for sport event males were
at increased risk for posterior thigh overuse injuries compared to
females (relative risk (RR) 5.8, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.3
to 26.4, p < 0.05) while females were at increased risk for overuse
injuries in the ankle compared to males (RR 3.1, 95% CI 1.0
to 9.3, p < 0.05). After adjustment for exposure time (injuries/
1000 exposure hours) significance of the difference between
the sexes in overuse injury to the ankle persisted (female 0.11
vs. male 0.02 injuries/1000 exposure hours, p < 0.05). Six athletes
had an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, of whom
four were female soccer players. After combining all reported
acute and overuse ankle and knee injuries, the proportion of
athletes with such injury was higher in the female compared to
male soccer players (75% and 54% respectively; p < 0.05), but
no difference was found in such injuries when calculated per
1000 exposure hours. In conclusion, we found some gender
differences in sport-related injuries, but most of these differences
seemed to be explained at least in part by differences in
the amount of training.