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Table 4 Association between mental health symptoms and severe injuries and/or surgeries at 12-month follow-up

From: Don’t forget to mind the mind: a prospective cohort study over 12 months on mental health symptoms in active professional male footballers

Mental health symptom

Injuries

Surgeries

n

OR

95% CI

n

OR

95% CI

Distress

36

2.15*

1.26–4.31

12

39.39

0.31-5037.16

Anxiety

0

 

NA

0

 

NA

Depression

0

 

NA

0

 

NA

Sleep Disturbance

11

1.21

0.72–1.89

3

1.33

0.39–3.41

Disordered Eating

10

1.32

0.77–2.11

2

1.19

0.24–3.25

Alcohol Misuse

18

1.39

0.91–2.17

6

2

0.79–5.51

Drug Misuse

6

2.05*

1.01–4.04

0

 

NA

  1. n = number; CI = Confidence Interval; OR = odds ratio; *=significant association. Note: Follow-up total injuries = 47; Follow-up total surgeries = 12
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

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