Abstract Number: OC 70.1
Meeting: ISTH 2022 Congress
Theme: Hemophilia and Rare Bleeding Disorders » Hemophilia - Clinical
Background: Although sports participation in Dutch people with haemophilia (PWH) is similar to the general population (GP), sports injury data have not been compared to the GP.
Aims: To assess sports injuries in PWH according to severity and compare them to the general population.
Methods: Sports injury data and bleeds following sports injuries were prospectively collected for 12 months in PWH aged 6-49 without inhibitors who played sports at least once weekly. National GP data was collected retrospectively with a 3 month recall period. Data on 12-months’ Sports injuries in PWH were compared according to severity and 3-months’ data were compared to the GP. Groups were compared using non-parametric methods.
Results: Data from 125 participants aged 6-49 (41 children, 90% haemophilia A; 54% severe, 91% severe on prophylaxis) were included. Eighty-seven sports injuries were reported by 51 participants. Participants with severe haemophilia reported more sports injuries than those with non-severe haemophilia (69% vs. 31%; p < 0.01), but a shorter time loss after injury (median 7 (IQR: 3-19) vs. 14 (7-25) days; p=0.05). Injuries reported by PWH were evenly distributed across the annual seasons (summer, autumn, winter, spring; p=0.25). PWH reported a similar number of sports injuries as the GP (18% (CI: 12-25%) vs. 16% (14-18%)) over 3-month’ periods, but a higher injury rate (6.0 vs. 3.4 injuries/1000 hrs exposure). Both PWH and GP mostly reported lower extremity injuries (PWH: 66%; GP: 62%).
Conclusion(s): These results showed different sports injury patterns in severe and non-severe haemophilia. This could indicate a tendency of participants with severe haemophilia to be more prone to report their sports injuries (reporting bias), or increased risk-taking by participants with non-severe haemophilia. Furthermore, injury risk was similar in PWH and GP, suggesting that sustaining injuries occurred independent of haemophilia.
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Versloot O, Kemler E, Blokzijl J, Schuuring M, Timmer M, Bartels M, van Beers W, van Galen K, Kremer Hovinga I, Schutgens R, Suijker M, van der Valk P, van der Net J, Fischer K. Similar Sports injuries in Dutch people with haemophilia and the general population: results of a 12-month prospective study [abstract]. https://abstracts.isth.org/abstract/similar-sports-injuries-in-dutch-people-with-haemophilia-and-the-general-population-results-of-a-12-month-prospective-study/. Accessed September 27, 2023.« Back to ISTH 2022 Congress
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