Pre-race screening and stratification predicts adverse events—A 4-year study in 29585 ultra-marathon entrants, SAFER X
| dc.contributor.author | Jordaan, Esmé R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sewry, Nicola | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schwellnus, MP | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-07T09:10:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-07T09:10:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Pre-race screening and risk stratification in recreational endurance runners may predict adverse events (AEs) during a race. Aim: To determine if pre-race screening and risk stratification predict AEs during a race. Methods: A total of 29 585 participants (Male 71.1%, average age = 42.1 years; Female 28.9%, average age = 40.2 years) at the Two Oceans ultra-marathon races (56 km) completed a pre-race medical screening questionnaire and were risk stratified into four pre-specified groups [very high risk (VHR; existing cardiovascular disease–CVD:3.2%), high risk (HR; risk factors for CVD:10.5%), intermediate risk (IR; existing other chronic disease, medication use or injury:53.3%), and low risk (LR:33.0%)]. Race starters, finishers, and medical encounters (ME) were recorded. Did-not-start (DNS) rate (per 1000 entrants that did-not-start), did-not-finish (DNF) rate (per 1000 starters that did-not-finish), AE rate [per 1000 starters that either DNF or had an ME], and ME rate (per 1000 starters with an ME) were compared across risk categories. Results: Adverse events were significantly higher (per 1000 starters; 95%CI) in the VHR (68.9; 52.4-89.9:P =.0407) compared with the LR (51.3; 46.5-56.7). | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Jordaan, E. R. et al. (2020). Pre-race screening and stratification predicts adverse events—A 4-year study in 29585 ultra-marathon entrants, SAFER X. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports ,30(7), 1205-1211 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1600-0838 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | 10.1111/sms.13659 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5595 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Wiley-Blackwell | en_US |
| dc.subject | Epidemiology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Medical screening | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pre-race screening | en_US |
| dc.subject | Risk stratification | en_US |
| dc.subject | Running | en_US |
| dc.title | Pre-race screening and stratification predicts adverse events—A 4-year study in 29585 ultra-marathon entrants, SAFER X | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |