Table 4 Direct and indirect medical costs involved in sports injuries expressed in euros (€)
Category A (n = 4)Category B (n = 10)Category C (n = 58)
TotalMeanTotalMeanTotalMean
Direct medical costs*
Indirect cost*
No. members71 603388 042553 642
No. claims166811 69110 074
No. injuries189412 93911 100
Total amount263 9531582 132 0941821 832 924182
RIZIV141 980851 173 102100968 18696
Insurance company75 64845575 27049492 97449
Injured athletes46 32628383 72233371 76437
Absenteeism (days)12 982876 551773 0317
Indirect medical costs2 596 300155715 310 206131013 449 1931335
  • n, Number of participating sports federations; No., number; RIZIV, health insurance institution of the social security system in Belgium; Total, sum of costs for all injured athletes; Mean, mean cost per injured athlete.

  • *Expressed in euros (€).