<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0027_s_009_w2aab3b7b2b1b6b1aab1c18b1Aa"><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The aim of our study was to determine the self-reported incidence and prevalence of running-related injuries among participants of the 18<sup>th</sup> Ljubljana Marathon, and to identify risk factors for their occurrence.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0027_s_010_w2aab3b7b2b1b6b1aab1c18b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>A customized questionnaire was distributed over registration. Independent samples of t-test and chi-square test were used to calculate the differences in risk factors occurrence in the injured and non-injured group. Factors which appeared significantly more frequently in the injured group were included further into multiple logistic regression analysis.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0027_s_011_w2aab3b7b2b1b6b1aab1c18b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>The reported lifetime running injury (absence >2 weeks) incidence was: 46% none, 47% rarely, 4% occasionally, and 2% often. Most commonly injured body regions were: knee (30%), ankle and Achilles’ tendon (24%), foot (15%), and calf (12%). Male gender, running history of 1-3 years, and history of previous injuries were risk factors for life-time running injury. In the season preceding the event, 65% of participants had not experienced any running injuries, 19% of them reported minor problems (max 2 weeks absenteeism), but 10% and 7% suffered from moderate (absence 3-4 weeks) or major (more than 4 weeks pause) injuries. BMI was identified as the solely risk factor.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0027_s_012_w2aab3b7b2b1b6b1aab1c18b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This self-reported study revealed a 53% lifetime prevalence of running-related injuries, with the predominate involvement of knee, ankle and Achilles’ tendon. One out of three recreational runners experienced at least one minor running injury per season. It seems that male gender, short running experience, previous injury, and BMI do increase the probability for running-related injuries.</p></sec></abstract>

IntroductionThe aim of our study was to determine the self-reported incidence and prevalence of running-related injuries among participants of the 18th Ljubljana Marathon, and to identify risk factors for their occurrence.MethodsA customized questionnaire was distributed over registration. Independent samples of t-test and chi-square test were used to calculate the differences in risk factors occurrence in the injured and non-injured group. Factors which appeared significantly more frequently in the injured group were included further into multiple logistic regression analysis.ResultsThe reported lifetime running injury (absence >2 weeks) incidence was: 46% none, 47% rarely, 4% occasionally, and 2% often. Most commonly injured body regions were: knee (30%), ankle and Achilles’ tendon (24%), foot (15%), and calf (12%). Male gender, running history of 1-3 years, and history of previous injuries were risk factors for life-time running injury. In the season preceding the event, 65% of participants had not experienced any running injuries, 19% of them reported minor problems (max 2 weeks absenteeism), but 10% and 7% suffered from moderate (absence 3-4 weeks) or major (more than 4 weeks pause) injuries. BMI was identified as the solely risk factor.ConclusionsThis self-reported study revealed a 53% lifetime prevalence of running-related injuries, with the predominate involvement of knee, ankle and Achilles’ tendon. One out of three recreational runners experienced at least one minor running injury per season. It seems that male gender, short running experience, previous injury, and BMI do increase the probability for running-related injuries.

Running injuries in the participants of Ljubljana Marathon

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

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TEKAŠKE POŠKODBE UDELEŽENCEV LJUBLJANSKEGA MARATONA

IntroductionThe aim of our study was to determine the self-reported incidence and prevalence of running-related injuries among participants of the 18th...

Running injuries in the participants of Ljubljana Marathon

Article Category: Original scientific article

Published Online: Oct 09, 2017

Page range: 196 - 202

Received: Jan 30, 2017

Accepted: May 22, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2017-0027

Keywords
sports, running, marathons, injuries, prevalence, incidence, risk factors

© 2017 National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Running injuries in the participants of Ljubljana Marathon

Article Category: Original scientific article

Published Online: Oct 09, 2017

Page range: 196 - 202

Received: Jan 30, 2017

Accepted: May 22, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2017-0027

Keywordssports, running, marathons, injuries, prevalence, incidence, risk factors

© 2017 National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
sports, running, marathons, injuries, prevalence, incidence, risk factors