Table 2

Total and per-athlete medical encounters stratified by sport and gender

FederationDisciplineGender (per athlete)IRR (95% CI)
FM
BIABiathlon16 (3.2)3 (0.6)2.4 (0.6 to 8.7)
BOBBobsleigh67 (16.8)266 (22.2)30.6 (11.5 to 81.7)*
Skeleton35 (17.5)41 (20.5)23.7 (8.7 to 64.6)*
CURCurling6 (1.2)2 (0.4)Reference
FSKFigure skating39 (5.6)35 (5.0)6.6 (2.5 to 18.6)*
ICEIce hockey372 (16.2)31 (1.2)10.6 (4.1 to 27.8)*
LUGLuge79 (26.3)55 (7.9)19.0 (6.2 to 58.3)*
SKIAlpine skiing14 (1.4)4 (0.3)1.1 (0.3 to 4.3)
Cross-country skiing73 (6.6)28 (3.1)6.1 (2.2 to 16.7)*
Freestyle skiing93 (6.6)65 (4.3)6.9 (2.5 to 18.6)*
Nordic combined0 (0)4 (0.8)1.4 (0.4 to 5.0)
Ski jumping23 (7.7)2 (0.5)4.7 (1.6 to 13.8)*
Snowboarding59 (4.9)75 (5.4)6.6 (2.5 to 17.6)*
SSKLong-track SSK79 (13.282 (11.7)15.8 (5.9 to 42.4)*
Short-track SSK28 (9.3)68 (13.6)16.2 (6.0 to 44.0)*
Totals983 (9.1)761 (5.7)
IRR1.9 (1.4, 2.4)*Reference
  • Encounter data are displayed as total (per athlete). IRRs are calculated from Poisson regression predicting the count of encounters with gender and discipline as explanatory variables. IRRs in the right column are discipline estimates adjusted for gender, compared with CUR as the reference category, as this had the fewest encounters per athlete.

  • IRR in bottom row compares women with men, controlling for discipline.

  • *=p < 0.05.

  • F, female; IRR, incident rate ratio; M, male; SSK, speed skating.