Self-reported injuries and illnesses that were attributed to exercise by the participanta | ||||
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Number of individuals (%) | Reports (%) | |||
Months | 0-6 (n = 384) | 6-12 (n = 325) | 12-18 (n = 277) | 0-18 (n = 986) |
Injury/Illness | ||||
Lower body musculoskeletal | 43 (11) | 47 (14) | 39 (14) | 129 (13) |
Cold/Flu/Respiratory | 13 (3) | 24 (7) | 11 (4) | 48 (5) |
Back pain/injury | 9 (2) | 16 (5) | 12 (4) | 37 (4) |
Allergies | 7 (2) | 11 (3) | 2 (< 1) | 20 (2) |
Surgery | 3 (< 1) | 5 (2) | 1 (< 1) | 9 (< 1) |
Upper body musculoskeletal | 5 (1) | 5 (2) | 4 (1) | 14 (1) |
GI Condition | 4 (1) | 2 (< 1) | 3 (1) | 9 (< 1) |
Other c | 4 (1) | 7 (2) | 2 (< 1) | 13 (1) |
Any injury/illness attributed to exercise | 60 d (16) | 70 d (22) | 53 d (19) | 183 d (19) |
How long injury/illness affected exercise participation? | ||||
1 week | 20(33) | 12(17) | 5(9) | 37 (20) |
2-4 weeks | 17(28) | 24(34) | 24(45) | 65 (36) |
1-2 months | 14(23) | 12(17) | 5(9) | 31 (17) |
2-3 months | 3(5) | 9(13) | 7(13) | 19 (10) |
3-4 months | 3(5) | 4(6) | 3(6) | 10 (5) |
4-5 months | 0(0) | 2(3) | 3(6) | 5 (3) |
5-6 months | 2(3) | 7(10) | 6(11) | 15 (8) |
Missing | 1(< 1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(< 1) |
How much was your exercise affected? | ||||
I was unable to exercise | 21(35) | 30(43) | 14(26) | 65 (36) |
I was able to exercise but had to reduce the amount or intensity | 32(53) | 37(53) | 37(70) | 106 (58) |
I was able to exercise the usual amount but with some difficulty | 6(10) | 3(4) | 2(4) | 11 (6) |
My exercise participation was unaffected | 1(2) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1 (< 1) |
To what extent was this injury/illness caused by your participation in exercise? | ||||
Not at all | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
A little | 26(43) | 30(43) | 25(47) | 81 (44) |
Moderately | 16(27) | 10(14) | 9(17) | 35 (19) |
Quite a bit | 14(23) | 13(19) | 9(17) | 36 (20) |
Entirely | 4(7) | 17(24) | 10(19) | 31 (17) |