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David John Chalmers1, Ari Samaranayaka, Bronwen Margaret McNoe
1Injury Prevention Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand.
Abstract:
We investigated the independent effect of commonly postulated risk factors on injury incidence in amateur football (soccer), using a prospective cohort design with follow-up over two seasons. A total of 1702 male and female players aged 13 years or older contributed information on 21,797 player-matches. Confirmed, were the effect of male vs. female sex (injury rate ratios (IRR) = 0.81, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.67-0.97), older age (increasing IRR gradient), New Zealand European ethnicity (IRR = 0.87, 95% CI: 0.74-1.01), being taller (180-189 cm: IRR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.06-1.63), previous injury (IRR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.12-1.57), playing against medical advice (IRR = 1.24, 95% CI: 1.03-1.49), playing while recovering from injury (IRR = 1.40, 95% CI: 1.20-1.49), history of cigarette smoking (IRR = 1.27, 95% CI: 1.00-1.61) and time of season (IRR = 0.97, 95% CI: 0.96-0.98). Female, adult, non-European and taller players could be paid particular attention in injury prevention programmes. The need for effective injury management is reinforced. Adding physical conditioning to pre-season training may be required.
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