Medical encounters at community-based physical activity events (parkrun) in the UK.

Détails

ID Serval
serval:BIB_6A8B647D0B72
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Titre
Medical encounters at community-based physical activity events (parkrun) in the UK.
Périodique
British journal of sports medicine
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Pedlar C.R., Myrissa K., Barry M., Khwaja I.G., Simpkin A.J., Newell J., Scarrott C., Whyte G.P., Kipps C., Baggish A.L.
ISSN
1473-0480 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0306-3674
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
12/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
55
Numéro
24
Pages
1420-1426
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
To determine the incidence, clinical correlates and exposure risk of medical encounters during community-based physical activity events in the UK.
An analysis of medical data from weekly, community-based physical activity events (parkrun) at 702 UK locations over a 6-year period (29 476 294 participations between 2014 and 2019) was conducted in order to define the incidence and clinical correlates of serious life-threatening, non-life-threatening and fatal medical encounters.
84 serious life-threatening encounters (overall incidence rate=0.26/100 000 participations) occurred including 18 fatalities (0.056/100 000 participations). Statistical modelling revealed that the probabilities of serious life-threatening encounters were exceptionally low, however, male sex, increasing age, slower personal best parkrun time and less prior running engagement/experience (average number of runs per year and number of years as a parkrun participant) were associated with increased probability of serious life-threatening encounters. These were largely accounted for by cardiac arrest (48/84, 57%) and acute coronary syndromes (20/84, 24%). Non-life-threatening medical encounters were mainly attributed to tripping or falling, with a reported incidence of 39.2/100 000 participations.
Serious life-threatening and fatal medical encounters associated with parkrun participation are extremely rare. In the context of a global public health crisis due to inactivity, this finding underscores the safety and corollary public health value of community running/walking events as a strategy to promote physical activity.
Mots-clé
Exercise, Humans, Male, Public Health, Running, United Kingdom/epidemiology, Walking, cardiology, death, exercise, public health, running
Pubmed
Web of science
Création de la notice
07/12/2022 12:03
Dernière modification de la notice
18/03/2025 8:14
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