Preparticipation health problems (self-reported injury and illness symptoms) displayed by sex and symptom type
| Injury symptom | Illness symptom | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females (n=53) | Males (n=63) | Total (n=116) | Females (n=20) | Males (n=20) | Total (n=40) | |
| Level of Athletics participation, n (%) | ||||||
| Adjustment of training or competition | 41 (77.4) | 53 (84.1) | 94 (81.0) | 8 (40.0) | 8 (40.0) | 16 (40.0) |
| Performance decrease | 44 (83.0) | 46 (73.0) | 90 (77.6) | 7 (35.0) | 9 (45.0) | 16 (40.0) |
| Training or competition adjustment or performance decrease | 47 (88.7) | 55 (87.3) | 102 (87.9) | 9 (45.0) | 11 (55.0) | 20 (50.0) |
| Mode of onset, n (%) | ||||||
| Sudden onset (traumatic cause) | 1 (1.9) | 3 (5.0) | 4 (3.5) | – | – | – |
| Sudden onset (overuse cause) | 18 (34.0) | 24 (40.0) | 42 (37.2) | – | – | – |
| Gradual onset | 33 (62.3) | 31 (51.7) | 64 (56.6) | – | – | – |
| Other incident, not related to training or competing in athletics | 1 (1.9) | 2 (3.3) | 3 (2.7) | – | – | – |
| Symptom characteristics | ||||||
| Severity score, mean (SD) | 2.6 (1.9) | 2.5 (1.8) | 2.5 (1.8) | 1.2 (1.4) | 1.0 (1.2) | 1.1 (1.3) |
| Duration, n (%) | ||||||
| 0 days | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (5.0) | 2 (5.0) |
| 1–2 days | 6 (11.3) | 5 (7.9) | 11 (9.5) | 5 (25.0) | 7 (35.0) | 12 (30.0) |
| 3–7 days | 15 (28.3) | 15 (23.8) | 30 (25.9) | 9 (45.0) | 9 (45.0) | 18 (45.0) |
| 2–4 weeks | 13 (24.5) | 19 (30.2) | 32 (27.6) | 5 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (12.5) |
| >4 weeks | 19 (35.8) | 23 (36.5) | 42 (36.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (15.0) | 3 (7.5) |
| Caused anxiety, n (%) | 43 (81.1) | 49 (77.8) | 92 (79.3) | 8 (40.0) | 6 (30.0) | 14 (35.0) |
| Expected to impact on championship performance, n (%) | 24 (45.3) | 30 (47.6) | 54 (46.6) | 4 (20.0) | 1 (5.0) | 5 (12.5) |