Table 3 Distribution of all self-reported injuries/illnessesa that affected the participant's ability to exercise during the studies.
Months | All self-reported injuries and illnessesa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals (%) | Reports (%) | |||
0-6 (n = 384) | 6-12 (n = 325) | 12-18 (n = 277) | 0-18 (n = 986) | |
Injury/Illness | ||||
Lower body musculoskeletal | 71 (18) | 72 (22) | 62 (22) | 205 (21) |
Cold/Flu/Respiratory | 67 (17) | 66 (20) | 40 (14) | 173 (18) |
Back pain/injury | 32 (8) | 39 (12) | 24 (9) | 95 (10) |
Allergies | 13 (3) | 15 (5) | 9 (3) | 37 (4) |
Surgery | 18 (5) | 11 (3) | 7 (3) | 36 (4) |
Upper body musculoskeletal | 13 (3) | 8 (2) | 11 (4) | 32 (3) |
GI Condition | 13 (3) | 7 (2) | 9 (4) | 29 (3) |
Other b | 12 (3) | 18 (6) | 15 (5) | 57 (6) |
Any injury/illness | 175 c (46) | 151 c (46) | 123 c (44) | 449 c (46) |
How long injury/illness affected exercise participation? | ||||
1 week | 63(36) | 34(23) | 17(14) | 114 (25) |
2-4 weeks | 62(35) | 58(38) | 48(39) | 168 (37) |
1-2 months | 31(18) | 21(14) | 15(12) | 67 (15) |
2-3 months | 7(4) | 18(12) | 11(9) | 36 (8) |
3-4 months | 5(3) | 5(3) | 11(9) | 21 (5) |
4-5 months | 1(< 1) | 4(3) | 5(4) | 10 (2) |
5-6 months | 4(2) | 10(7) | 15(12) | 29 (6) |
Missing | 2(< 1) | 1(< 1) | 1(< 1) | 4(< 1/) |
How much was your exercise affected? | ||||
I was unable to exercise | 64(37) | 69(46) | 47(38) | 180 (40) |
I was able to exercise but had to reduce the amount or intensity | 92(53) | 75(50) | 71(58) | 238 (53) |
I was able to exercise the usual amount but with some difficulty | 12(7) | 6(4) | 4(3) | 22 (5) |
My exercise participation was unaffected | 7(4) | 1(< 1) | 1(< 1) | 9 (2) |
To what extent was this injury/illness caused by your participation in exercise? | ||||
Not at all | 115(66) | 81(54) | 70(57) | 266 (59) |
A little | 26(15) | 30(20) | 25(20) | 81 (18) |
Moderately | 16(9) | 10(7) | 9(7) | 35 (8) |
Quite a bit | 14(8) | 13(9) | 9(7) | 36 (8) |
Entirely | 4(2) | 17(11) | 10(8) | 31 (7) |