Table 1

Participant demographics, injury overview and SARS-CoV-2 infections per team

Team A (n=32)Team B (n=30)Team C (n=22)Total (n=84)
Participant characteristics
Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD
 Age (years)23.50±3.8824.93±4.2425.23±5.4024.46±4.45
 BMI (kg/m²)23.30±1.3123.95±1.8823.49±1.4623.57±1.57
 Games/week (n)1.70±0.551.64±0.561.23±0.431.52±0.48
Injury overview
Frequency (%)Frequency (%)Frequency (%)Frequency (%)
 Number of injured players (n)22221761
 Total number of injuries (n)32302284
 Non-contact injuries15 (47)14 (47)8 (36)37 (44)
 Muscle strains6 (19)8 (27)4 (18)18 (21)
 Time loss muscle strains (days, Median ±IQR)
 (Q1–Q3)
12.5±33.0
(7.0–38.5)
10.5±33.0
(3,0 -25,75)
7.5±21.0
(3.75–20.25)
10.5±37.0
(5.25–25.25)
SARS-CoV-2 infections
Frequency (%)Frequency (%)Frequency (%)Frequency (%)
 Number of infected players (n)1010222
 Symptoms of COVID-19 disease
  Asymptomatic2 (20)2 (20)0 (0)4 (18)
  Mild1 (10)5 (50)1 (50)7 (32)
  Moderate5 (50)3 (30)1 (50)9 (41)
  Sever2 (20)2 (9)
Median ±IQR
(Q1–Q3)
Median ±IQR
(Q1–Q3)
Median ±IQR
(Q1–Q3)
Median ±IQR
(Q1–Q3)
 Quarantine duration (days)9.0±12.0
(6.0–12.0)
15.0±25.0
(9.75–20.5)
15.00±0.0
(15.0–15.0)
11.0±25.0
(8.75–15.0)
 Time between return to training and injury (days)23.0±22.0
(17.5–28.5)
11.0±23.0
(3–23.5)
12.0±31.0
(3.0–26.0)
  • BMI, body mass index.