Examining Measures of Weight as Risk Factors for Sport-Related Injury in Adolescents

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorRichmond, Sarah A.
dc.contributor.authorNettel-Aguirre, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorDoyle-Baker, Patricia K.
dc.contributor.authorMacpherson, Alison
dc.contributor.authorEmery, Carolyn A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-27T11:25:53Z
dc.date.available2018-09-27T11:25:53Z
dc.date.issued2016-07-20
dc.date.updated2018-09-27T11:25:53Z
dc.description.abstractObjectives. To examine body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) as risk factors for sport injury in adolescents. Design. A secondary analysis of prospectively collected data from a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. Methods. Adolescents () at the ages of 11–15 years from two Calgary junior high schools were included. BMI (kg/m2) and WC (cm) were measured from direct measures at baseline assessment. Categories (overweight/obese) were created using validated international (BMI) and national (WC) cut-off points. A Poisson regression analysis controlling for relevant covariates (sex, previous injury, sport participation, intervention group, and aerobic fitness level) estimated the risk of sport injury [incidence rate ratios (IRR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI)]. Results. There was an increased risk of time loss injury (IRR = 2.82, 95% CI: 1.01–8.04) and knee injury (IRR = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.00–6.94) in adolescents that were overweight/obese; however, increases in injury risk for all injury and lower extremity injury were not statistically significant. Estimates suggested a greater risk of time loss injury [IRR = 1.63 (95% CI: 0.93–2.47)] in adolescents with high measures of WC. Conclusions. There is an increased risk of time loss injury and knee injury in overweight/obese adolescents. Sport injury prevention training programs should include strategies that target all known risk factors for injury.
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewed
dc.identifier.citationSarah A. Richmond, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Patricia K. Doyle-Baker, Alison Macpherson, and Carolyn A. Emery, “Examining Measures of Weight as Risk Factors for Sport-Related Injury in Adolescents,” Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 2016, Article ID 7316947, 5 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/7316947
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2016/7316947
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108145
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/44458
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2016 Sarah A. Richmond et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titleExamining Measures of Weight as Risk Factors for Sport-Related Injury in Adolescents
dc.typeJournal Article
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
JSM.2016.7316947.pdf
Size:
485.12 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
0 B
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Open Access Publications