@article{ref1,
title="Correlation between preseason body composition and sports injury in an English Premier League professional football team",
journal="BMJ open sport and exercise medicine",
year="2022",
author="Seow, Dexter and Massey, Andrew",
volume="8",
number="2",
pages="e001193-e001193",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To identify the correlation between preseason body composition and incidence coupled with injury burden throughout the season in adult male professional football players. <br><br>METHODS: A retrospective case series was performed for linear regression analysis of preseason body composition variables and injury data. R(2) >0.10 was deemed of adequate correlation. <br><br>RESULTS: All 36 professional football players in the male first team of an English Premier League professional football team were recruited, with none lost to follow-up. The total and mean incidence of injuries was 83.00 and 2.31 (95% CI 1.72 to 2.89), respectively. The mean injury burden was 58.32 (95% CI 37.67 to 78.98) days missed. Simple linear regression analysis indicated no significant or adequate correlations between incidence and preseason body composition variables. Injury burden revealed non-significant adequate negative correlations to body mass (R(2)=0.17), body mass index (BMI) (R(2)=0.15), waist circumference (R(2)=0.17), total bone mineral density (BMD) (R(2)=0.11) and mean embedded structures (R(2)=0.10). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Players with decreased body mass, BMI, waist circumference, total BMD and mean embedded structures may be prone to greater injury burden. Further studies with a larger sample size that incorporates multiple football teams are warranted to investigate this.  Keywords: Soccer <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2055-7647",
doi="10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001193",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001193"
}