Selection of running shoes by amateur runners: characterization and association with the self-reported history of injury
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https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-2950/22016129042022PTKeywords:
Running Shoes, Runners, Athletic Injuries, Sports, EpidemiologyAbstract
Running shoes are an essential element
for sports practice. Evidence on the effect of the shoe
characteristics and prescription in running injuries are
scarce. Thus, this study aimed to investigate runners's
process of choosing running shoes and to verify whether
the variables related to running shoes and their selection
process are associated with the presence and recurrence
of injuries in the previous year. An observational study was
conducted with 254 runners who answered a self-reported
questionnaire about demographics, sports practice, shoe
characteristics and selection criteria, and injuries in the last
12 months. The chi-square test evaluated whether there was
a difference in the distribution of answers to each question.
The logistic regression evaluated whether the variables
related to shoes and selection criteria predicted injury’s
presence and recurrence in the previous year. The results
showed that most runners had specific shoes for sports
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