Athlete distribution, athletic exposure and injury characteristics overall and by event group
| Non-specialised | Endurance | Sprints | Jumps | Throws | Overall | |
| Athlete seasons | 185 | 66 | 51 | 55 | 34 | 391 |
| Mean age (±SD) | 13.5 (±1.0) | 15.3 (±1.6) | 16.7 (±1.0) | 16.5 (±1.1) | 16.4 (±1.3) | 14.9 (±1.8) |
| Athletic exposure | ||||||
| Total AE | 30 328 | 15 429 | 10 318 | 8787 | 7224 | 72086 |
| Training/competition exposures | 29301/1027 | 14870/559 | 9886/432 | 8385/402 | 6884/340 | 69326/2760 |
| Mean AE per athlete season (±SD) | 164 (±43) | 234 (±74) | 202 (±70) | 160 (±57) | 213 (±71) | 184 (±64) |
| Injury occurrence | ||||||
| N injuries (training/competition) | 130 (117/13) | 57 (54/3) | 35 (23/12) | 43 (33/10) | 25 (25/0) | 290 (252/38) |
| N acute/N gradual onset | 64/66 | 9/48 | 22/13 | 25/18 | 14/11 | 134/156 |
| Mean season prevalence % (±SD) | 60.2 (±16.5) | 70.5 (±16.1) | 53.1 (±9.4) | 57.7 (±6.8) | 50.0 (±10.2) | 58.1 (±11.5) |
| % 1st/2nd/3rd/4th trimester | 49/27/21/3 | 46/19/30/5 | 31/40/20/9 | 46/26/23/5 | 48/32/16/4 | 46/27/22/5 |
| Injury incidence | ||||||
| Injuries per 1000 AE (95% CI) | 4.3 (3.5 to 5.0) | 3.7 (2.8 to 4.8) | 3.4 (2.4 to 4.7) | 4.9 (3.6 to 6.5) | 3.5 (2.3 to 5.0) | 4.0 (3.6 to 4.5) |
| Training/competition | 3.9/12.7 | 3.6/5.4 | 2.4/27.8 | 4.1/24.9 | 3.6/0.0 | 3.6/13.8 |
| Injury burden | ||||||
| Days lost per 1000 AE (95% CI) | 70.8 (67 to 73) | 84.5 (80 to 89) | 81.5 (77 to 88) | 101.3 (95 to 109) | 72.0 (66 to 78) | 79.1 (77 to 81) |
| Acute/gradual onset | 32.2/38.5 | 9.6/74.9 | 65.9/15.6 | 34.6/66.7 | 43.9/28.1 | 33.7/45.4 |
| Body region | ||||||
| Upper extremities (%) | 15 (11.5) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (2.8) | 2 (4.6) | 5 (20.0) | 24 (8.3) |
| Head and trunk (%) | 24 (18.5) | 10 (17.5) | 5 (14.3) | 10 (23.3) | 7 (28.0) | 56 (19.3) |
| Lower extremities (%) | 91 (70.0) | 46 (80.7) | 29 (82.9) | 31 (72.1) | 13 (52.0) | 210 (72.4) |
Bold: overall values.
AE, athletic exposures.