Dale Cooper
Preventative risk factors for osteoarthritis in Great Britain's Olympians
Cooper, Dale; Batt, Mark; Scammell, Brigitte; Palmer-Green, Debbie
Authors
Mark Batt
Brigitte Scammell
Debbie Palmer-Green
Abstract
Background: Relatively little is known about the risk factors associated with osteoarthritis (OA) in Olympic athletes. As the first step towards prevention, knowledge of preventative/modifiable risk factors are needed.
Objective: To examine injury patterns, prevalence, and risk factors for OA in Great Britain's Olympians, aged 40 years and older.
Design: Cross-sectional study design, with an internal nested-case control.
Setting: Athletes who had represented Great Britain at the Summer and/or Winter Olympic Games from 1932 to 2012.
Participants: Great Britain's Olympians were invited to complete and return a web-based or paper questionnaire. The response rate was 32%, with 605 returns achieved (40–97 years), between the 22nd May 2014 and the 31st January 2015.
Assessment of Risk Factors: Potential risk factors for OA included age, body mass index, gender, previous injury, lower limb mal-alignment, hypermobility (self-reported Beighton>4/9), comorbidities, index ring finger ratio, Heberden's and Bouchard's nodes, and having competed in either impact or weight-bearing loading sports.
Main Outcome Measurements: The primary outcome measure was self-reported physician-diagnosed OA, whereby Great Britain's Olympians confirmed that a physician had previously diagnosed them with the condition. The most severe limb was selected as the index joint for data analysis, if bilateral.
Results: Knee (14%), hip (11%), and the lumbar spine (5%) are most likely affected by OA. Injury appeared the strongest modifiable risk factor for knee [aOR 4.89; 95% CI, 2.64–9.06] and hip OA [aOR 10.46; 95% CI, 3.67–29.83]. Hypermobility appeared a risk factor for knee OA only [aOR 2.26; 95% CI, 1.08–4.74]. Intra-articular injuries through participation in weight-bearing loading sports were consistently reported in those with peripheral joint OA.
Conclusions: As one of the few modifiable risk factors, joint injury prevention should be part of the future initiatives to reduce the risk of OA.
Citation
Cooper, D., Batt, M., Scammell, B., & Palmer-Green, D. (2017). Preventative risk factors for osteoarthritis in Great Britain's Olympians. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(4), 308. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097372.64
Journal Article Type | Conference Paper |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 1, 2016 |
Publication Date | Apr 1, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Apr 25, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 25, 2017 |
Journal | British Journal of Sports Medicine |
Print ISSN | 0306-3674 |
Electronic ISSN | 1473-0480 |
Publisher | BMJ Publishing Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 51 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 308 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097372.64 |
Keywords | Osteoarthritis, elite athlete's, joint pain, |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/825532 |
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