Number (n) and proportion (%) of illnesses in sports on the agenda of the 2016 Lillehammer Youth Olympic Games
| Alpine, freestyle skiing and snowboarding (n=317) | Curling (n=64) | Ice hockey (n=199) | Sliding sports (n=139) | Nordic skiing sports (n=246) | Skating sports (n=166) | Total (n=1131) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illness | 16 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 79* |
| Illness affected system | |||||||
| Gastrointestinal | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 (6.3) |
| Respiratory | 13 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 64 (81.0) |
| Allergic, immunological | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Metabolic, endocrinological | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 (1.3) |
| Dermatological | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Other (urogenital, gynaecological, cardiovascular, neurological, psychiatric, musculoskeletal, dental) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 9 (11.4) |
| Illness symptoms | |||||||
| Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 (24.1) |
| Pain | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 28 (35.4) |
| Diarrhoea, vomiting | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 (5.1) |
| Dyspnoea, cough | 1 | 3 | – | – | 9 | 1 | 14 (17.7) |
| Other (dehydration, anaphylaxis, lethargy, dizziness) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 (17.7) |
| Illness cause | |||||||
| Infection | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 56 (70.9) |
| Environmental | 3 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 9 (11.4) |
| Exercise-induced | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 (2.5) |
| Other (pre-existing, drug) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 12 (15.2) |
Data include 48 double-starters.
*Sport is missing for two illness cases.