Gender based disparities in research on injuries in NCAA athletes.

IF 1.8 4区 医学 Q2 ORTHOPEDICS
Emma M Mueller, Craig P Eberson, Mia V Rumps, Shreya M Saraf, Mary K Mulcahey
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Abstract

Objectives: Females participate in clinical research at a much lower rate than males, leading to clinical outcome disparities. The objective of this study was to determine whether gender-based disparities exist in orthopedic sports medicine injury research on NCAA college student-athletes.

Methods: A PubMed search was conducted in September 2023 using the search terms 'NCAA,' 'injury,' and each of the 24 individual NCAA sports between 1980 and 2023. Statistical analysis was performed via determination of adjusted correlation coefficient R2 and multiple linear regression models. Gender was the independent variable, number of studies was the dependent variable.

Results: Of 1,553 studies initially identified, 790 met inclusion criteria and underwent full-text review. Of NCAA studies that assessed injury rates (injury rate studies) and those that evaluated other outcomes such as performance (non-injury rate studies), 468 of 790 (59%) discussed male collegiate athletes and 318 (40%) discussed females. For females, there was a negative association between athlete-exposure rate and injury rate studies (expected decrease of 0.31 studies per 100,000 athlete-exposures) and between athlete-exposure rate and non-injury rate studies (decrease of 0.007). For males, there was a positive association for each (increase of 1.15 and 1.96). Injury rates were positively associated with injury rate study numbers for both males and females (increase of 3.71). There was no significant relationship between injury rates and non-injury rate study numbers for either gender.

Conclusion: This study demonstrates gender disparities in orthopedic sports medicine injury research for collegiate athletes. There was a negative association between athlete-exposure rate and injury rate or non-injury rate studies for female NCAA athletes, but a positive association for males.

Clinical relevance: It is important to ensure that sports medicine research is focused on both male and female NCAA athletes to be able to evaluate injuries, outcomes, and opportunities for injury prevention.

NCAA运动员受伤研究中的性别差异。
目的:女性参与临床研究的比例远低于男性,导致临床结果的差异。摘要本研究旨在探讨NCAA大学生运动员骨科运动医学损伤研究中是否存在性别差异。方法:2023年9月,使用搜索词“NCAA”、“伤病”和1980年至2023年间24项NCAA单项运动中的每一项进行PubMed搜索。通过校正相关系数R2和多元线性回归模型进行统计分析。性别为自变量,研究数量为因变量。结果:在最初确定的1553项研究中,790项符合纳入标准并进行了全文审查。在评估受伤率的NCAA研究(受伤率研究)和评估其他结果如表现的NCAA研究(非受伤率研究)中,790项研究中有468项(59%)讨论了男性大学运动员,318项(40%)讨论了女性运动员。对于女性,运动员暴露率和损伤率研究之间存在负相关(预计每100,000名运动员暴露减少0.31项研究),运动员暴露率和非损伤率研究之间存在负相关(减少0.007)。对男性而言,二者呈正相关(分别增加1.15和1.96)。伤害率与男性和女性的伤害率研究人数呈正相关(增加3.71)。无论男女,受伤率和非受伤率研究数字之间没有显著关系。结论:本研究显示了大学生运动员骨科运动医学损伤研究的性别差异。在NCAA女性运动员中,运动员暴露率与受伤率或非受伤率研究呈负相关,而在男性运动员中呈正相关。临床相关性:重要的是要确保运动医学研究集中在男性和女性NCAA运动员身上,以便能够评估损伤、结果和损伤预防的机会。
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Physician and Sportsmedicine
Physician and Sportsmedicine PRIMARY HEALTH CARE-ORTHOPEDICS
CiteScore
4.90
自引率
4.30%
发文量
60
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: The Physician and Sportsmedicine is a peer-reviewed, clinically oriented publication for primary care physicians. We examine the latest drug discoveries to advance treatment and recovery, and take into account the medical aspects of exercise therapy for a given condition. We cover the latest primary care-focused treatments serving the needs of our active patient population, and assess the limits these treatments govern in stabilization and recovery. The Physician and Sportsmedicine is a peer-to-peer method of communicating the latest research to aid primary care physicians’ advancement in methods of care and treatment. We routinely cover such topics as: managing chronic disease, surgical techniques in preventing and managing injuries, the latest advancements in treatments for helping patients lose weight, and related exercise and nutrition topics that can impact the patient during recovery and modification.
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