Incidence rate ratios for targeted injuries, stratified by region (head and neck, shoulder and lower limb) based on Poisson regression analysis adjusted for cluster and playing level
Target injury and arm | Clubs (n) | Player match-hours | Injuries/days lost count | IIR(90% CI) | RR (90% CI) | Magnitude-based inference (beneficial/trivial/harmful) (%) |
Head and neck incidence | ||||||
Control | 19 | 9660 | 35 | 3.6 (2.7 to 4.8) | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.7) | Very likely beneficial (99/1/0) |
Intervention | 22 | 9900 | 12 | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9) | ||
Concussion incidence | ||||||
Control | 19 | 9660 | 33 | 3.4 (2.6 to 4.5) | 0.4 (0.2 to 0.7) | Very likely beneficial (99/1/0) |
Intervention | 22 | 9900 | 12 | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9) | ||
Shoulder Incidence | ||||||
Control | 19 | 9660 | 10 | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.7) | 1.7 (0.7 to 3.8) | Likely harmful (11/10/79) |
Intervention | 22 | 9900 | 17 | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.6) | ||
Lower-limb incidence | ||||||
Control | 19 | 9660 | 50 | 5.2 (4.1 to 6.5) | 0.6 (0.4 to 1.0) | Likely beneficial (89/9/2) |
Intervention | 22 | 9900 | 33 | 3.3 (2.5 to 4.4) | ||
Head and neck burden | ||||||
Control | 19 | 9660 | 1164 | 120 (92 to 159) | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.7) | Very likely beneficial (99/1/0) |
Intervention | 22 | 9900 | 378 | 38 (24 to 61) | ||
Concussion burden | ||||||
Control | 19 | 9660 | 983 | 102 (76 to 136) | 0.4 (0.2 to 0.8) | Very likely beneficial (97/2/1) |
Intervention | 22 | 9900 | 378 | 38 (24 to 61) | ||
Shoulder burden | ||||||
Control | 19 | 9660 | 436 | 45 (27 to 76) | 1.5 (0.6 to 3.7) | Possibly harmful (17/11/71) |
Intervention | 22 | 9900 | 673 | 68 (46 to 101) | ||
Lower-limb burden | ||||||
Control | 19 | 9660 | 3688 | 382 (303 to 482) | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.5) | Unclear (75/11/14) |
Intervention | 22 | 9900 | 2421 | 245 (184 to 326) |
IIR, injury incidence rate; RR, rate ratio.