Key result
Anthropometric factors including ≥0.6 cm/month growth (OR 1.63), ≥0.3 kg/m2/month BMI increase (OR 1.61), and low fat percentage (OR 1.81) were associated with increased injury risk in youth soccer.
Why the study?
Do specific anthropometric changes predict an increased risk of injury occurrence in elite-standard youth soccer players?
Cohort (n=101)
Do specific anthropometric changes predict an increased risk of injury occurrence in elite-standard youth soccer players?
Individual monitoring of anthropometrics, such as rapid growth or low fat percentage, can help identify elite youth soccer players at increased risk of injury.
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Rapid anthropometric monitoring may identify at-risk elite youth soccer players; leaves open whether interventions reduce injury incidence.
The aim of the study was to investigate whether an increased risk of injury occurrence can be determined through frequent anthropometric measurements in elite-standard youth soccer players. Over the course of one season, we followed 101 male elite-standard youth soccer players between 11 and 19 years of age. Height and body mass were monitored at monthly measurement intervals and fat percentage was assessed every 3 months by use of the sum of skinfold method. Growth in height (cm), alternations in body mass index (kg/m(2)), fat percentage and fat-free mass index (kg/m(2)) were calculated. Injuries were recorded in accordance with the recommendations of the FIFA Consensus Model for Injury Registration. Odds ratio scores and 95% confidence intervals were calculated using binary logistic regression analyses. The following anthropometric injury risk factors were identified: ≥ 0.6 centimeter growth per month (p=0.03; OR=1.63; 95% CI: 1.06-2.52), ≥ 0.3 kg/m(2) increase of body mass index value per month (p=0.03; OR=1.61; 95% CI: 1.04-2.49) and low fat percentage; i. e., < 7% for players aged 11-16 and < 5% for players over 16 years (p=0.01; OR=1.81; 95% CI: 1.18-2.76). Individual monitoring of anthropometrics provides useful information to determine increased risk of injury occurrence in elite-standard youth soccer.
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Kemper et al. (2015) conducted a cohort in Injury occurrence (n=101). Anthropometric injury risk factors was evaluated on Injury occurrence (OR 1.63, 95% CI 1.06-2.52, p=0.03). Anthropometric factors including ≥0.6 cm/month growth (OR 1.63), ≥0.3 kg/m2/month BMI increase (OR 1.61), and low fat percentage (OR 1.81) were associated with increased injury risk in youth soccer.
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