Table 5

The incidence (per 1000 player-days) (95% CI in brackets) of all illness, respiratory tract illness, gastrointestinal tract illness and all infective illness over time (days 1–7, 8–14 and 15–28) during the three time periods (baseline, travel, return)

Days 1–7Days 8–14Days 15–28
Baseline
 All illness22.1 (11.6 to 41.7)30.0 (14.5 to 60.8)19.7 (9.3 to 41.2)
 Respiratory tract illness2.9 (1.2 to 7.2)6.9 (2.7 to 17.7)4.1 (1.5 to 11.3)
 Gastrointestinal illness4.9 (2.0 to 11.9)3.5 (1.0 to 11.8)3.9 (1.4 to 10.9)
 All infective illness8.9 (4.2 to 18.9)19.9 (8.7 to 44.9)a16.3 (7.0 to 37.8)
Travel
 All illness37.9 (21.3 to 66.6)40.1 (22.5 to 70.4)26.9 (14.8 to 48.2)
 Respiratory tract illness7.9 (4.1 to 15.2)10.8 (5.9 to 19.8)6.1 (3.2 to 11.5)
 Gastrointestinal illness14.4 (8.0 to 25.6)15.7 (8.8 to 28.0)10.3 (5.5 to 19.3)
 All infective illness16.6 (8.8 to 31.0)24.0 (13.0 to 43.9)11.7 (6.0 to 22.7)
Return
 All illness14.1 (7.3 to 26.9)12.7 (6.3 to 25.4)7.1 (3.4 to 14.7)
 Respiratory tract illness4.7 (2.2 to 10.1)4.0 (1.6 to 10.1)3.6 (1.5 to 8.4)
 Gastrointestinal illness2.2 (0.7 to 6.4)3.0 (1.0 to 8.9)1.6 (0.5 to 5.0)
 All infective illness5.3 (2.4 to 11.9)5.7 (2.4 to 13.4)4.2 (1.8 to 9.9)
  • ap=0.02, significantly different from days 1–7.