Frequency of Injury and Illness in the Final 4 Weeks before a Trail Running Competition
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Setting
2.2. Participants
2.3. Data Sources and Variables
2.4. Statistical Methods
3. Results
3.1. Aim 1: Frequency of Injury and Illness
3.2. Aim 2: Comparison of Injured and Ill Athletes by Sex, Age, BMI and Competition Distance
3.3. Aim 3: Description of the Mechanism of Injury, Anatomical Region (Injury) or Organ System (Illness), Consequences of Injury on Training (i.e., Volume, Intensity and Performance) and Self-Perception of the Severity of Injury for Competition
3.4. Aim 4: Comparison of the Anatomical Region (Injury) and the Organ System (Illness) Affected among Athletes by Sex
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Total n = 654 | Injured Athletes n = 205 | Non-Injured Athletes n = 449 | p-Value | Ill Athletes n = 146 | Non-Ill Athletes n = 508 | p-Value | |
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Sex ‡ | |||||||
Female | 241 (36.9) | 74 (30.7) | 167 (69.3) | 0.787 | 59 (40.4) | 182 (35.8) | 0.312 |
Males | 413 (63.1) | 131 (31.7) | 282 (68.3) | 87 (59.6) | 326 (64.2) | ||
Age (years) † | 36.2 [30.6–43.0] | 36.7 [30.4–43.9] | 35.9 [30.8–42.3] | 0.595 | 36.4 [30.5–41.2] | 36.1 [30.7–43.3] | 0.632 |
Height (cm) †,§ | 170.0 [163.0–175.0] | 170.0 [163.0–175.0] | 170.0 [163.0–175.3] | 169.5 [162.3–176.0] | 170.0 [164.0–175.0] | ||
Weight (kg) †,§§ | 70.0 [60.0–78.0] | 70.0 [60.0–77.8] | 70.0 [60.0–79.0] | 70.0 [60.0–80.0] | 70.0 [60.0–78.0] | ||
BMI †,§§§ | 24.0 [22.2–26.0] | 24.1 [22.3–25.8] | 23.9 [22.2–26.1] | 0.996 | 24.2 [22.6–26.1] | 23.9 [22.2–25.9] | 0.343 |
Distance ‡ | |||||||
11 k | 194 (29.7) | 64 (33.0) | 130 (67.0) | 0.411 | 49 (33.6) | 145 (28.5) | 0.817 |
18 k | 136 (20.8) | 36 (26.5) | 100 (73.5) | 27 (18.5) | 109 (21.5) | ||
24 k | 144 (22.0) | 44 (30.6) | 100 (69.4) | 29 (19.9) | 115 (22.6) | ||
45 k | 101 (15.4) | 36 (35.6) | 65 (64.4) | 24 (16.4) | 77 (15.2) | ||
63 k | 47 (7.2) | 18 (38.3) | 29 (61.7) | 11 (7.5) | 36 (7.1) | ||
Crossing (23 + 22 k) | 32 (4.9) | 7 (21.9) | 25 (78.1) | 6 (4.1) | 26 (5.1) |
Consequences on Training | Total |
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Volume | n = 201 § |
Not affected | 45 (22.4) |
Mildly affected | 45 (22.4) |
Moderately affected | 67 (33.3) |
Significantly affected | 25 (12.4) |
Not able to train | 19 (9.5) |
Intensity | n = 198 §§ |
Not affected | 39 (19.7) |
Mildly affected | 50 (25.3) |
Moderately affected | 64 (32.3) |
Significantly affected | 30 (15.2) |
Not able to train | 15 (7.6) |
Performance | n = 199 §§§ |
Not affected | 29 (14.6) |
Mildly affected | 63 (31.7) |
Moderately affected | 71 (35.7) |
Significantly affected | 27 (13.6) |
Not able to train | 9 (4.5) |
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Gajardo-Burgos, R.; Monrroy-Uarac, M.; Barría-Pailaquilén, R.M.; Norambuena-Noches, Y.; van Rensburg, D.C.J.; Bascour-Sandoval, C.; Besomi, M. Frequency of Injury and Illness in the Final 4 Weeks before a Trail Running Competition. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 5431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105431
Gajardo-Burgos R, Monrroy-Uarac M, Barría-Pailaquilén RM, Norambuena-Noches Y, van Rensburg DCJ, Bascour-Sandoval C, Besomi M. Frequency of Injury and Illness in the Final 4 Weeks before a Trail Running Competition. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(10):5431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105431
Chicago/Turabian StyleGajardo-Burgos, Rubén, Manuel Monrroy-Uarac, René Mauricio Barría-Pailaquilén, Yessenia Norambuena-Noches, Dina Christa Janse van Rensburg, Claudio Bascour-Sandoval, and Manuela Besomi. 2021. "Frequency of Injury and Illness in the Final 4 Weeks before a Trail Running Competition" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 10: 5431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105431