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Table 4 Injury characteristics (%) for each long-term illnesses or disabilities status

From: Do adolescents with long-term illnesses and disabilities have increased risks of sports related injuries?

 

No LTIDa

LTIDa

Affected LTIDa

p-value*

Place when injury happened

   

<0.001

 No Injury

60.2

49.1

44.2

 

 At home/yard

7.2

11.0

13.0

 

 School during school hours

5.6

5.7

11.7

 

 School after school hours

1.1

2.3

2.6

 

 Sports facility

13.5

18.4

11.0

 

 Street

5.3

4.4

7.8

 

 Other

7.0

9.0

9.7

 

 Missing cases

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

Activity during injury

   

<0.001

 No Injury

60.7

49.0

42.2

 

 Biking

3.1

2.5

3.9

 

 Playing or training

19.4

24.4

13.6

 

 Walking/ running

1.2

2.4

3.9

 

 Riding/ driving in a car

2.2

2.9

6.5

 

 Fighting

0.9

0.5

4.5

 

 Work

0.4

0.5

1.3

 

 Other activity

11.6

17.6

23.4

 

 Missing cases

0.4

0.1

0.6

 

Injured and sports club membership

   

<0.001

 Not member

56.3

51.9

68.2

 

 Member

40.2

43.3

26.0

 

 Missing cases

3.4

4.8

5.8

 
  1. LTID (Long-term illnesses or disabilities)
  2. No LTID (no reported LTID), LTID (yes, LITD), affected LTID (LTID and affects participation)
  3. *Pearson’s Chi-square test of independence
  4. a 2723 adolescents without LTID, 788 adolescents with LTID, and 154 adolescents with affected LTID as the denominators