Rates of Reporting and Analyzing Race and Ethnicity in Athlete-Specific Sports Medicine Research: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Race- and ethnicity-based differences in treatment access and outcomes have been reported in the orthopaedic sports medicine literature. However, the rate at which race and ethnicity are reported and incorporated into the statistical analysis of sports medicine studies remains unclear.

Purpose

To determine the rate at which race and ethnicity are reported and analyzed in athlete-specific sports medicine literature.

Study design

Systematic review; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods

Using PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines, articles published by the 3 journals of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine between 2017 and 2021 were considered for inclusion. Original sports medicine research studi

SUBMITTER: Sonnier JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11490984 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature