Table 1 Characteristics of athletes with no history of low back injury (No Hx LBI) and with a history of low back injury (Hx LBI) at the start of study, and the athletes who sustained injury during the follow-up period (LBI during follow-up)*.
| Â | Injury Status at the Start of Study (n = 292) | Injured During Follow-up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No Hx LBI (n = 232) | Hx LBI (n = 60) | LBI (n = 31) | |||
Gender | F | M | F | M | F | M |
Number (n) | 115 | 117 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 15 |
Age (yrs) | 19.4 (1.0) | 19.3 (1.3) | 19.4 (1.0) | 19.9 (3.0) | 19.3 (0.9) | 19.6 (1.2) |
Height (cm) | 169 (7) | 183 (8) | 172 (8) | 183 (7) | 174 (7) | 186 (7) |
Weight (kg) | 64.9 (8.6) | 79.7 (11.5) | 67.4 (8.1) | 82.7 (15.3) | 69.5 (8.3) | 88.8 (14.9) |
Time Post Injury (months)†| -- | -- | 24.0 (22.6) | 21.0 (17.5) | --# | --# |
VAS (0–100)‡ | -- | -- | 69.0 (14.1) | 57.5 (22.2) | --# | --# |
RMQ (0–24)§ | -- | -- | 5.5 (3.8) | 5.2 (5.2) | --# | --# |