Sex/age group (years) | Total number of illnesses (percentage of total number of illnesses) | Number of athletes with an illness | Total number of athletes competing | Total number of athlete days | Proportion of athletes with an illness (%) | Illness incidence rate: number of illnesses/1000 athlete days (95% CI) |
All | 511 (100) | 454 | 3657 | 51 198 | 12.4 | 10.0 (9.2 to 10.9) |
Female | 216 (42.2) | 193 | 1389 | 19 446 | 13.9 | 11.1 (9.7 to 12.7)* |
Male | 295 (57.7) | 261 | 2268 | 31 752 | 11.5 | 9.3 (8.3 to 10.4) |
Age 12–25 years | 123 (24.0) | 110 | 996 | 13 944 | 11.0 | 8.8 (7.4 to 10.5) |
Age 26–34 years | 167 (32.7) | 144 | 1320 | 18 480 | 10.9 | 9.0 (7.8 to 10.5) |
Age 35–75 years | 221 (43.2) | 200 | 1341 | 18 774 | 14.9 | 11.8 (10.3 to 13.4)† |
*Significantly higher than male sex (p<0.05).
†Significantly higher than age groups 12–25 years and 26–34 years (p<0.01).