When Do Individuals Get More Injured? Relationship between Physical Activity Intensity, Duration, Participation Mode, and Injury

The present study examines the association between physical activity (PA) participation modes (i.e., family, friends, club members, and alone), PA volumes (i.e., intensity and duration), gender, and injury. A total of 9000 Koreans aged 10–89 years participated in the Korean Survey of Citizens’ Sports Participation project. However, participants who did not respond to a question regarding PA participation modes (n = 2429) and those under 18 years old (n = 489) were excluded from this study. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the groups’ characteristics and the association between PA participation modes and injury was demonstrated by conducting multinomial logistic regression analysis. The risk of injury was significantly higher in the friend and club member groups than in the alone group. In addition, PA intensity and gender were critical risk factors of injury, while PA duration showed no significant results. The results indicated a strong association between PA participation modes, PA intensity, gender, and injury, and an interesting finding is that more injuries derived from a higher intensity of PA, not from a longer duration of PA. Therefore, this present study directly documented that considerable attention should be placed on the factors that affect injuries, such as gender and PA intensity, to prevent unpredictable injury and encourage potential participants to exercise with diverse participation modes and appropriate intensity.

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Playground activities and gender variation in objectively measured physical activity intensity in Australian primary school children: a repeated measures study

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-018-6005-5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dean A. Dudley ◽

Wayne G. Cotton ◽

Louisa R. Peralta ◽

Matthew Winslade

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Primary School ◽

School Children ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Physical Activity Intensity ◽

Activity Intensity ◽

And Gender ◽

Objectively Measured ◽

Objectively Measured Physical Activity

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Physical Activity During Soccer and Its Contribution to Physical Activity Recommendations in Normal Weight and Overweight Children

Pediatric Exercise Science ◽

10.1123/pes.23.2.281 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 281-292 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Jennifer M. Sacheck ◽

Tara Nelson ◽

Laura Ficker ◽

Tamar Kafka ◽

Julia Kuder ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Sports Participation ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Physical Activity Intensity ◽

Sedentary Activity ◽

Organized Sport ◽

Obesity Epidemic ◽

Activity Intensity ◽

Physical Activity Recommendations ◽

Activity Recommendations

Amid the childhood obesity epidemic, understanding how organized sports participation contributes to meeting physical activity recommendations in children is important. Anthropometrics were measured in children (n = 111; 68% female, 9.1 ± 0.8yr) before one 50-min soccer match. Time spent at different physical activity intensity levels was examined using Actigraph accelerometers. 49% of the match time was spent in sedentary activity (25.4 ± 5.7 min), while 33% of the match (16.9 ± 4.7 min) was spent in moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA; p < .001). 22.5% of the children were overweight/obese and spent more time in sedentary activity (+3.2 ± 1.2 min; p < .05) and less time in MVPA (-3.0 ± 1.0 min; p < .01) compared with the normal weight children. These data demonstrate that playing an organized sport such as soccer only meets a portion (~25%) of the 60 min of MVPA recommended and even less of this recommendation is met by overweight/obese children.

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Trajectory analysis combining pain and physical function in individuals with knee and hip osteoarthritis: results from the French KHOALA cohort

Rheumatology ◽

10.1093/rheumatology/keaa148 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 59 (11) ◽

pp. 3488-3498

Author(s):

Maud Wieczorek ◽

Christine Rotonda ◽

Joël Coste ◽

Jacques Pouchot ◽

Alain Saraux ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Function ◽

Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽

Short Form ◽

Functional Limitations ◽

Hip Osteoarthritis ◽

Psychosocial Distress ◽

Physical Activity Intensity ◽

Activity Intensity ◽

Symptomatic Knee

Abstract Objectives The aims of this study were to identify homogeneous subgroups of knee and/or hip OA patients with distinct trajectories of the combination of pain and physical function (PF) over time and to determine the baseline factors associated with these trajectories. Methods We used data from the Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis Long-term Assessment (KHOALA) cohort, a French population-based cohort of 878 patients with symptomatic knee and/or hip OA. Pain and PF were measured annually over 5 years with the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 questionnaire. First, trajectory models were estimated with varying numbers of groups for each of the outcomes separately then fitted into a multi-trajectory model. We used multinomial logistic regression to determine the baseline characteristics associated with each trajectory. Results Univariate four-class models were identified as most appropriate for pain and PF. Comparison of separate trajectories showed that 41% of patients included in the severe functional limitations trajectory did not belong to the more severe pain trajectory (Cramér’s V statistic = 0.45). Group-based multi-trajectory modelling revealed four distinct trajectories of pain and PF. On multivariate analyses, female sex, older age, high Kellgren grade, low physical activity intensity, low psychosocial distress score (high distress) and low vitality score were associated with the more severe symptoms trajectory. Conclusion Over 5 years, we identified four distinct trajectories combining pain and PF. Management of weight, fatigue and psychosocial distress and the practice of physical activity seem important to maintain function and limit pain in patients with lower-limb OA.

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