Characteristics of injured (n=66) and uninjured players (n=347)
| Injured (n=66) | Uninjured (n=347) | p Value | |
| Age, years | 27.9 (4.3) | 25.9 (4.9) | 0.002 |
| Weight, kg | 72.2 (7.7) | 72.6 (9.2) | 0.86 |
| Height, cm | 175.8 (6.7) | 176.8 (6.8) | 0.30 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.4 (1.9) | 23.1 (2.0) | 0.33 |
| Previous Injury, n (%) | 21 (31.8) | 117 (30.9) | 0.89 |
| Player position, n (%) | 0.02 | ||
| Goalkeeper | 1 (1.4) | 44 (11.6) | |
| Defender | 28 (42.4) | 122 (32.3) | |
| Midfielder | 25 (37.9) | 140 (37.0) | |
| Forward | 12 (18.2) | 72 (19.0) | |
| Limb dominance, n (%) | 0.39 | ||
| Left | 16 (24.2) | 71 (18.8) | |
| Right | 50 (75.8) | 307 (81.2) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.16 | ||
| Arab | 35 (53.0) | 225 (59.5) | |
| Black | 23 (34.8) | 109 (28.8) | |
| Asian | 2 (3.0) | 9 (2.4) | |
| Caucasian | 6 (9.1) | 35 (9.38.6) |
Data are shown as mean values with SD or percentages.