Table 4

Type of follow-up required for the general medical findings

Total conditionsFurther investigationsTreatmentPrevention recommendationRepeat examination
nnnnn
Vitamin D49949630
Hepatitis B1644*16000
Lipids594712
Iron deficiency/anaemia5693872
CBC alterations (other)4224117
Vision382990
Urological362331
Endocrine/metabolic121110
Pulmonary128211
Ear, nose and throat (ENT)33
Infective/immunology (other)211
Dermatological211
Neurological211
Other6141
Total933836987775
  • *Hepatitis B, 4 of the players were seropositive. Three of the 4 were chronic carriers under long-term follow-up (one was lost to follow-up) with normal or near normal liver function tests, whereas 1 was core antibody positive following previous infection.