Table 6

Injury risks associated with (A) A:C workload ratios overall, (B) A:C workload ratios combined with low chronic workloads and (C) A:C workload ratios combined with high chronic workloads

No. of weeks accumulatedRelative risk
ABC
NCCOverallNCCOverallNCCOverall
TD (m)
 Low1.500.371.000.290.260.28*1.190.620.91
 Moderate–low0.961.721.251.122.121.430.621.470.98
 Moderate–high1.450.440.971.430.440.971.530.911.19
 High1.051.221.131.282.801.761.510.911.21
 Very high0.004.98*2.093.791.80
HSD (m)
 Low0.600.320.47*0.630.240.471.201.911.52
 Moderate–low0.881.451.100.880.820.860.811.521.11
 Moderate–high1.331.321.320.852.551.302.09*0.691.27
 High1.390.490.982.55*0.851.820.470.540.50
 Very high2.280.953.621.63
ACC (no.)
 Low1.220.390.850.310.250.29*1.370.71
 Moderate–low0.811.751.161.321.791.490.631.661.04
 Moderate–high1.520.791.151.230.590.941.491.031.25
 High1.411.471.441.302.481.701.540.641.10
 Very high4.98*2.095.912.71
TL (AU)
 Low1.200.380.840.500.210.370.980.600.81
 Moderate–low0.841.92*1.150.841.641.150.791.971.22
 Moderate–high1.87*0.871.341.550.771.161.930.861.34
 High0.871.201.011.162.281.590.530.320.43
 Very high2.741.176.122.67
  • *p<0.05.

  • A:C, acute:chronic; ACC, number of accelerations; C, contact; HSD, high-speed distance; m, metres; NC, non-contact; TD, total distance; TL, total load.