Table 5

Injury risks associated with accumulated workloads over 1–4 weeks

Number of weeks accumulatedRelative risk
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NCCOverallNCCOverallNCCOverallNCCOverall
TD (m)
 Low0.30*0.830.25**0.610.760.620.670.840.531.011.040.89
 Moderate–low1.450.681.380.950.650.760.870.871.230.770.920.73
 Moderate–high0.830.980.951.191.621.55*1.080.841.361.060.881.19
 High1.641.791.571.371.001.271.651.351.311.551.491.64*
 Very high3.042.593.352.882.792.372.301.29
HSD (m)
 Low0.540.790.38*0.26*0.910.30*0.680.830.670.941.140.79
 Moderate–low1.100.411.160.950.670.810.790.780.840.610.970.73
 Moderate–high1.73*1.741.73*1.421.701.72*1.401.241.152.14*0.681.56*
 High0.651.080.591.750.861.451.421.131.66*0.681.741.26
 Very high0.001.970.820.000.000.001.620.330.590.33
ACC (no)
 Low0.470.720.35*0.600.750.510.690.840.630.951.020.93
 Moderate–low0.770.651.010.960.670.920.681.240.770.720.910.82
 Moderate–high1.031.391.001.271.511.211.290.761.321.020.921.01
 High2.25*1.271.83*1.101.061.371.471.491.381.641.351.66*
 Very high1.313.06*4.25*3.19*5.11*1.023.84*4.25*2.37
TL (AU)
 Low0.31*0.770.27*0.590.810.500.550.870.550.801.060.75
 Moderate–low1.400.631.451.170.701.070.851.340.981.040.981.01
 Moderate–high0.791.120.981.131.761.381.370.771.390.940.891.12
 High2.20*1.421.65*1.450.331.031.410.951.091.641.431.20
 Very high0.004.84*2.000.003.041.931.392.681.591.071.84
  • *p<0.05, **p<0.001.

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