Illness pattern of 514 diagnostically verified cases among 94 elite Para athletes presented by organ system (all cases), aetiology and diagnosis (≥5 cases)
| Organ system aetiology diagnosis | Illnesses cases | Incidence illnesses per athlete year (95% CI) | Median time loss days (25–75th percentile) | Burden time loss days per athlete year (95% CI) | ||||
| Cardiovascular | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dermatological | 11 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0.82 (0.64 to 0.97) |
| Infection | 7 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0.62 (0.49 to 0.79) |
| Skin infection | 6 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 0.61 (0.41 to 0.68) |
| Endocrinological | 5 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.06 (0.02 to 0.12) |
| Gastrointestinal | 72 | 0.64 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.83 (2.53 to 3.15) |
| Multiple | 56 | 0.46 | 0.35 | 0.59 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.72 (1.47 to 1.96) |
| Gastrointestinal illness | 47 | 0.42 | 0.31 | 0.55 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.31 (1.10 to 1.53) |
| Diarrhoea | 9 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.40 (0.28 to 0.52) |
| Infection | 9 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.78 (0.62 to 0.95) |
| Immunological/inflammatory | 6 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.28 (0.19 to 0.40) |
| Genitourinary | 25 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.32 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.97 (0.80 to 1.17) |
| Infection | 20 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.61 (0.46 to 0.75) |
| Cystitis | 18 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.46 (0.34 to 0.59) |
| Haematologic | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.06 | 13 | 7 | 19 | |
| Multiple systems | 58 | 0.52 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.71 (1.46 to 1.94) |
| Infection | 46 | 0.41 | 0.30 | 0.54 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.46 (1.24 to 1.69) |
| Environmental | 7 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.11 (0.05 to 0.18) |
| Neurological | 25 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.87 (0.71 to 1.06) |
| Unknown, or not specified | 20 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.86 (0.68 to 1.02) |
| Headache/migraine | 19 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.39 (0.25 to 0.53) |
| Other neurological problem | 5 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0.44 (0.36 to 0.62) |
| Ophthalmological | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Otological | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Psychiatric/psychological | 9 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.31 (0.21 to 0.42) |
| Respiratory | 292 | 2.60 | 2.32 | 2.91 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9.31 (8.76 to 9.89) |
| Infection | 235 | 2.09 | 1.84 | 2.37 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7.46 (7.00 to 8.01) |
| Unknown, or not specified | 48 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.56 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.60 (1.36 to 1.82) |
| Rheumatological | 8 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 0.81 (0.65 to 0.99) |
| Unknown/not specified | 3 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.16 (0.07 to 0.21) |
| All | 514 | |||||||
Organ systems (level 1 information) are highlighted in bold.