Garnett D, Bholah A, Olivier B, Patricios J, D'Hotman Y, Sunassee K, Cobbing S
S Afr J Sports Med. 2021 Aug 25;33(1):v33i1a11211. doi: 10.17159/2078-516X/2021/v33i1a11211. eCollection 2021.
The Indian Ocean Island Games is a multi-sport event that occurs every four years and includes athletes from seven islands of the Indian Ocean, namely, Comoros, Reunion, Mayotte, Madagascar, Maldives, Seychelles, and Mauritius.
This study aims to describe the injury and illness epidemiology of the athletes participating during the 2019 Indian Ocean Islands Games.
This prospective cohort study recorded injury and illness cases from athletes who competed in these Games. All medical physicians received detailed instructions and training on data collection using an injury report form. All athletes (minors and adults) who provided consent, or consent given from the minors' guardians, were included in this study. Athletes who did not provide consent for this study were excluded.
Athletes (n = 1 521; 531 women and 990 men) reported 160 injuries (injury incidence rate of 11%) and 85 illnesses (illness incidence rate of 6%). The percentage of distribution of injuries were highest in football and basketball. Most injuries occurred during competition, compared with training, joint sprains were the most common type of injury (28%), followed by muscle strains (19%). Men suffered most of the injuries (79% vs. 21% for women). Similarly, men sustained more illnesses than women (57% vs. 43%). Most illnesses affected the respiratory system (67%), and infection was the most common cause of illness (84%) in participating athletes.
These findings are similar to previous events in other parts of the world. However, unique ailments, not previously reported on, were discovered. Epidemiological data from this study can be inferred to athletes who compete in similar multi-sport events in the Indian Ocean region.
印度洋岛国运动会是一项每四年举办一次的多项目体育赛事，参赛运动员来自印度洋的七个岛屿，即科摩罗、留尼汪、马约特、马达加斯加、马尔代夫、塞舌尔和毛里求斯。
本研究旨在描述参加2019年印度洋岛国运动会的运动员的伤病流行病学情况。
这项前瞻性队列研究记录了参加这些运动会的运动员的伤病情况。所有医生都接受了关于使用伤病报告表进行数据收集的详细指导和培训。所有提供同意书的运动员（未成年人和成年人），或未成年人监护人给予同意的，均纳入本研究。未提供本研究同意书的运动员被排除。
运动员（n = 1521；531名女性和990名男性）报告了160例伤病（伤病发生率为11%）和85例疾病（疾病发生率为6%）。伤病分布百分比在足球和篮球项目中最高。与训练期间相比，大多数伤病发生在比赛期间，关节扭伤是最常见的伤病类型（28%），其次是肌肉拉伤（19%）。男性伤病最多（79%，女性为21%）。同样，男性患病也比女性多（57%对43%）。大多数疾病影响呼吸系统（67%），感染是参赛运动员患病的最常见原因（84%）。
这些发现与世界其他地区以前的赛事相似。然而，发现了以前未报告过的独特疾病。本研究的流行病学数据可推断给在印度洋地区参加类似多项目体育赛事的运动员。
