The sport and active recreation activities most often associated with emergency department and general practitioner presentations for injury in LaTrobe Valley residents aged over 4 years (7 November 1994 to 6 November 1995)
Sporting activities | Emergency department presentations (VISS) (n=1179) | Rank | General practitioner presentations (ELVIS) (n=1003) | Rank |
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Victorian Injury Surveillance System; ELVIS, Extended Latrobe Valley Injury Surveillance. | ||||
Australian football | 24.0 (21.6 to 26.4) | 1 | 22.0 (19.5 to 24.6) | 1 |
Cycling | 15.7 (13.6 to 17.8) | 2 | 12.6 (10.5 to 14.6) | 3 |
Basketball | 13.8 (11.9 to 15.8) | 3 | 17.5 (15.2 to 19.9) | 2 |
Netball | 6.9 (5.4 to 8.3) | 4 | 6.7 (5.1 to 8.2) | 4 |
Cricket | 6.4 (5.0 to 7.8) | 5 | 5.5 (4.1 to 6.9) | 6 |
Soccer | 5.4 (4.1 to 6.7) | 6 | 5.9 (4.4 to 7.3) | 5 |
Horseback riding | 4.7 (3.5 to 6.0) | 7 | 2.6 (1.6 to 3.6) | 8 |
Rollerskating/blading | 4.4 (3.2 to 5.6) | 8 | 2.2 (1.3 to 3.1) | 10 |
Trampolining | 3.3 (2.3 to 4.3) | 9 | 2.1 (1.2 to 3.0) | |
Rugby | 2.6 (1.7 to 3.5) | 10 | 1.9 (1.1 to 2.7) | |
Baseball | 1.5 | 3.2 (2.1 to 4.3) | 7 | |
Tennis | 1.5 | 2.3 (1.4 to 3.2) | 9 | |
Other | 9.7 | 15.6 (13.3 to 17.8) | ||
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |