Physical activity-related injury and its associated factors among middle school students in southern China
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Physical activity (PA) promotion is beneficial to gain and maintain optimal health, but might increase risks for physical activity-related injury (PARI). This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the incidence rate and identify risk factors of PARI among Chinese middle school students. Selected via the method of cluster random sampling, students graded 7⁻8 (junior) and 10⁻11 (senior) from five middle schools (aged from 10 to 18 years old) in Shantou were invited to participate in the survey. Information on socio-demography, PA involvement, sleep duration, individual safety awareness and exercise behavior, and PARI experiences in the past 12 month was collected. Multivariate logistic regression model was performed to estimate the risk factors of PARI. A total of 3082 participants completed the valid questionnaires, with an overall incidence rate of 25.1%. Boys, junior school students, sports team members, and those with lower safety awareness, living with single parent, and without any chronic conditions were at higher risks for PARI. Moreover, exercising on wet floor or with illness frequently would also be more likely to experience injury, especially those with at least 120 min per day. In conclusion, PARI was prevalent among middle school students in southern China. The above data provide insights that were focused and effective actions should be taken to prevent school-aged adolescents from PARI and maximize the benefits of PA.
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In China, a high prevalence of injuries is reported by those who participate in team sports, have lower safety awareness, exercise in slippery conditions, overextend their play, have excessive workout loads and do not warm up sufficiently.
“In addition, a high prevalence of injuries is also reported by those who participate in team sports, have lower safety awareness, exercise in slippery conditions, overextend their play,127 have excessive workout loads and do not warm up sufficiently.128”
From Physical activity and health in Chinese children and adolescents: expert consensus statement (2020) (2020) · cites this paper as [127]
In China, limited data indicate that injury risk is related to physical activity, with a high prevalence of activity-related injuries reported by boys and junior high students.
“In China, limited data indicate that injury risk is related to physical activity, with a high prevalence of activity-related injuries reported by boys and junior high students.127 128”
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- Authors
- Cai, W., Gao, Y., Yang, W., Cheng, F., Tang, D., & Li, L.
- Affiliations
- Shantou University Medical College (CN)
- Hong Kong Baptist University (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Li, Liping
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2018-06-12
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1244
- ISSN
- 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6025096
- OpenAlex
- W2808473696
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 3.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- dx.doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HKBU Institutional Repository (Hong Kong Baptist University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports injuries and prevention
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Keywords
- injury risk factors, junior high school students, adolescents, sports injuries, safety awareness, sleep duration, exercise behavior, single-parent families, injury prevention, South China
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Athletic Injuries, Child, China, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Health Behavior, Exercise, Incidence, Logistic Models
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