Examining Measures of Weight as Risk Factors for Sport-Related Injury in Adolescents

Objectives. To examine body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) as risk factors for sport injury in adolescents. Design. A secondary analysis of prospectively collected data from a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. Methods. Adolescents (n=1,040) at the ages of 11–15 years from two...

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Main Authors: Sarah A. Richmond, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Patricia K. Doyle-Baker, Alison Macpherson, Carolyn A. Emery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Sports Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7316947