Table 2.
Sample characteristics and epidemiological aspects.
| Sample characteristics | Sample size: n = 498 (Male: 343; Female 155) |
| Age: 16.39(2.24); Male = 16.91(2.21); Female = 15.36(1.92) | |
| BMI: = 22.13(4.71); Male: = 22.92(5.31); Female: = 20.30(1.96) | |
| Professional: n = 99; Amateur: n = 399 | |
| Sports practiced by the study participants | Soccer: 27.54%; swimming: 13.95%; weight training: 9.62%; athletics: 8.98%; basketball: 7.44%; tennis: 6.43%; judo: 4.75; paddle tennis: 4.36, volleyball: 3.95%; cycling: 3.11%; other: 9.87% |
| Injury rate (per 1000 playing and training hours) |
= 2.64 Soccer 7.21; Judo 4.82; basketball 4.31; volleyball 2.64; athletics 2.35; paddle tennis 1.72, tennis 1.39; weight training 1.12, cycling 0.59; swimming 0.35 |
| Percentage of subjects who suffered an injury in 2019 | 40.4% (201 subjects): amateur: 38.8% (155 subjects); professional: 46.4% (46 subjects) |
| Percentage of subjects who suffered an injury in a previously injured area | 39% (78 subjects): amateur: 37.4% (58 subjects); professional: 43.5% (20 subjects) |
| Most common injuries | Lumbar muscle strain 12.24%; ankle sprain: 11.98%; bone fracture: 9.31%; patellar tendonitis: 9.06%; abrasion (skin): 6.19%; muscle strain tear: 6.03%; anterior cruciate ligament tear: 4.72%; bone stress injury: 4.66%; internal lateral ligament tear: 4.59%; muscle contusion: 4.51%; Achilles’ tendonitis: 3.46%; bursitis 3.34%; cartilage injury: 3.22%; join sprain: 3.13%; tendinopathy: 3.03%; epicondylitis: 1.71%; posterior cruciate ligament tear: 1.51%; other: 7.25% |
| Body part injured | Ankle: 36.12%; knee: 19.32%; shoulder: 6.47%; foot: 5.39%; hand: 4.39%; lumbar-sacral-spine-buttock: 4.31%; thigh: 4.26%; wrist: 4.22%; thoracic-spine-upper back: 3.34%; elbow: 2.26%; forearm: 2.11%; hip-groin: 2.06%; lower leg: 1.03%; other: 4.42 |
| Event type | Training: 59.28%; competition: 25.75%; peri-competition: 14.97% |
| Injury mechanism [21] | No identifiable single event: 30.64% Acute non-contact trauma: 21.54% Direct contact with an object: 20.48% Direct contact with another athlete: 12.01% Following contact with another athlete: 7.94% Following contact with an object: 7.39% |
BMI: Body mass index; X bar, : Mean.