Table 5.
Number (%) and diagnosis of all illnesses and time-loss illnesses in male and female athletes
| Illnesses | Time-loss illnesses | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % of illnesses | Male | % | Female | % | NA | Total | % | Male | % | Female | % | |
| All illnesses | 137 | 100 | 69 | 100 | 68 | 100 | 0 | 27 | 100 | 13 | 100 | 14 | 100 |
| Gastrointestinal (1)* | 21 | 15.3 | 8 | 11.6 | 13 | 19.1 | 0 | 8 | 29.6 | 2 | 15.4 | 6 | 42.9 |
| Pain | 5 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.4 | 4 | 5.9 | 2 | 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 14.3 | |
| Diarrhoea/Vomiting | 13 | 9.5 | 6 | 8.7 | 7 | 10.3 | 6 | 22.2 | 2 | 15.4 | 4 | 28.6 | |
| Other | 3 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Uro-genital (2) | 3 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pain | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| NA | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Respiratory/ear, Nose, throat (3)* | 55 | 40.1 | 30 | 43.5 | 25 | 36.8 | 0 | 9 | 33.3 | 6 | 46.2 | 3 | 21.4 |
| Fever | 10 | 7.3 | 6 | 8.7 | 4 | 5.9 | 3 | 11.1 | 2 | 15.4 | 1 | 7.1 | |
| Pain | 15 | 10.9 | 9 | 13.0 | 6 | 8.8 | 2 | 7.4 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 7.1 | |
| Dyspnoea/cough | 12 | 8.8 | 7 | 10.1 | 5 | 7.4 | 3 | 11.1 | 2 | 15.4 | 1 | 7.1 | |
| Hyperthermia | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | ||
| Lethargy | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Other | 10 | 7.3 | 4 | 5.8 | 6 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| NA | 5 | 3.6 | 3 | 4.3 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Cardiovascular (4) | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 7.4 | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dehydratation/exsiccosis | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | |||
| Collapse/(near) syncope | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | |||
| Neurological (5)* | 12 | 8.8 | 6 | 8.7 | 6 | 8.8 | 0 | 3 | 11.1 | 2 | 15.4 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Pain | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 5.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | ||
| Hyperthermia | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Dehydration | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Syncope | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Lethargy | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Other | 3 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 7.4 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 7.1 | |
| Dermatological (6) | 8 | 5.8 | 4 | 5.8 | 4 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Pain | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Other | 7 | 5.1 | 3 | 4.3 | 4 | 5.9 | 1 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | ||
| Musculoskeletal (7) | 3 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pain | 3 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Dental (8) | 7 | 5.1 | 5 | 7.2 | 2 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pain | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 5.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Other | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| NA | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Other (9)* | 25 | 18.2 | 12 | 17.4 | 13 | 19.1 | 0 | 4 | 14.8 | 1 | 7.7 | 3 | 21.4 |
| Fever | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Pain | 3 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Hyperthermia | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Dehydration | 13 | 9.5 | 7 | 10.1 | 6 | 8.8 | 3 | 11.1 | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 14.3 | |
| Syncope | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Lethargy | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.9 | 1 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | |||
| Other | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| NA | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
*
Since some illnesses presented more than one symptom, the sum of illness and time-loss illnesses is higher than actually reported.