| Title |
Injury prevalence across sports: a descriptive analysis on a representative sample of the Danish population
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Injury Epidemiology, April 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40621-018-0136-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
A. M. Bueno, M. Pilgaard, A. Hulme, P. Forsberg, D. Ramskov, C. Damsted, R. O. Nielsen |
| Abstract |
Physical activity plays an important role in public health, owing to a range of health-related benefits that it provides. Sports-related injuries are known to be an important barrier to continued physical activity. Still, the prevalence of injuries on a general population level has not yet been explored in a descriptive epidemiological investigation. The purpose of the questionnaire-based study, therefore, was to describe the prevalence of injury in a representative sample of the Danish population. Two samples of 10,000 adults (> 15 years) and 6500 children and adolescents (7-15 years) were invited to respond to a web-based questionnaire. Of these, 3498 adults (35.0%) and 3221 children (49.6%) responded successfully. The definition of sports injury was time-loss and medical attention-based, inhibiting participants from sports activity for at least 7 days, and/or involved contact with a healthcare professional, respectively. Amongst adults, 642 (18.4% [95%CI: 17.1%; 19.6%]) reported to have had an injury within the past 12 months. Males reported significantly more injuries than females (difference in prevalence proportion: 9.2%-points [95%CI: 6.7%-points; 11.8%-points]). The prevalence of injuries was greatest in running (ninj = 198), football (ninj = 94) and strength training (ninj = 89). Amongst children, 621 (19.3% [95%CI: 17.9%; 20.6%]) had been injured. No difference in injury prevalence proportion existed between boys and girls. The prevalence of injuries was greatest in football (ninj = 235), handball (ninj = 86) and gymnastics (ninj = 66). Sports injuries seem to be very frequent in Denmark, since a total of 18.4% of the adults and 19.3% of the children reported having had one or more injuries within the past 12 months, equal to either time lost with physical activity and/or contact to the health care system. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 9% |
| Kenya | 1 | 9% |
| Brazil | 1 | 9% |
| Spain | 1 | 9% |
| Australia | 1 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 9% |
| Denmark | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 4 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 7 | 64% |
| Scientists | 3 | 27% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 9% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 284 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 50 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 39 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 6% |
| Researcher | 14 | 5% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 4% |
| Other | 39 | 14% |
| Unknown | 113 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 60 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 36 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 21 | 7% |
| Unknown | 126 | 44% |
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