Key result
Female youth football players show ~50% higher injury risk than boys, especially the youngest girls.
Why the study?
Injuries in children and adolescent football players, including differences by gender and age, were not well characterized in large international tournaments.
Observational (n=45,000)
Relative Risk: 1.5
p-value: p=<0.001
In youth football tournaments, the overall injury rate is 15.3 per 1000 player hours, with the youngest girls having the highest incidence of almost all injury categories.
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Youngest girls may need targeted monitoring at youth tournaments; leaves open whether prevention strategies reduce age- and sex-specific rates.
Kolstrup et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Football injuries (n=45,000). Female sex vs. Male sex was evaluated on Injury (RR 1.5, p=<0.001). Female youth football players had a significantly higher relative risk of injury compared with boys (RR 1.5, p < 0.001), with the youngest girls experiencing the highest incidence of injuries.
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