Season | 2001/2 | 2002/3 | 2003/4 | 2004/5 | 2005/6 | 2006/7 | 2007/8 | Total |
No of injuries (%) | 79/658 (12%) | 72/454 (16%) | 78/486 (16%) | 54/384 (14%) | 103/745 (14%) | 134/924 (15%) | 108/832 (13%) | 628/4483 (14%) |
No of injuries per club* | 7.2 (5.5) | 8.0 (3.6) | 7.1 (4.6) | 6.0 (2.6) | 6.1 (3.0) | 7.9 (5.5) | 7.7 (4.6) | 7.2 (4.3) |
No of reinjuries (%) | 21 (27%) | 8 (11%) | 8 (10%) | 5 (9%) | 12 (12%) | 23 (17%) | 17(16%) | 94 (15%) |
No of injured players (%) | 51 (19%) | 48 (22%) | 56 (21%) | 42 (19%) | 82 (20%) | 102 (22%) | 84 (21%) | 465 (21%) |
Injury incidence† | 1.2 (0.7 to 1.6) | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.3) | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.4) | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.0) | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.1) | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.4) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.2) |
Training† | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.1) | 0.5 (0.2 to 0.7) | 0.7 (0.4 to 0.9) | 0.5 (0.2 to 0.7) | 0.5 (0.3 to 0.6) | 0.7 (0.5 to 0.9) | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.8) | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.7) |
Match play† | 3.0 (1.8 to 4.0) | 4.6 (3.5 to 5.7) | 3.9 (2.6 to 4.7) | 3.0 (2.3 to 3.6) | 3.8 (2.9 to 4.7) | 3.4 (2.1 to 4.7) | 3.1 (2.0 to 4.1) | 3.5 (3.1 to 4.0) |
Absence/injury (days)* | 16 (30) | 21 (28) | 14 (11) | 15 (18) | 11 (12) | 15 (19) | 15 (18) | 15 (20) |
*Values are mean (SD).
†Incidence expressed as injuries/1000 hours’ exposure. Values within parentheses are 95% CIs.