Response rates, numbers (proportions), and rates of injuries and illnesses in relation to the size of the participating National Olympic Committee (NOC)
Size of NOC (athletes) | |||||
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>100 | 51–100 | 11–50 | <11 | Total | |
NOCs (n) | 8 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 82 |
Athletes (n) | 1198 | 717 | 502 | 150 | 2567 |
NOCs with participating physician(s) (n) | 8 | 9 | 16 | Not known | Not known |
Response rate, forms returned by NOC physicians (n, %) | 121 (89.0) | 132 (86.3) | 208 (76.5) | –* | 461 (82.2) |
Injuries/illnesses reported by NOC physicians | 103 | 72 | 63 | 7 | 245 |
Injuries/illnesses reported only by the venue | 15 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 42 |
Total injuries (n) | 118 | 78 | 69 | 18 | 285† |
Injuries per 1000 athletes | 98.5 | 108.8 | 137.5 | 120.0 | 111.8 |
Total illnesses (n) | 85 | 54 | 39 | 7 | 185 |
Illnesses per 1000 athletes | 71.1 | 75.3 | 77.7 | 46.7 | 72.1 |
↵* Countries with fewer than 11 athletes were excluded from the response rate analysis.
↵† Information is missing for two injuries (could not be related to NOCs).
NOCs with more than 100 athletes (8): Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.
NOCs with 51–100 athletes (9): Austria, China, Czech Republic, Finland, Great Britain, Japan, Latvia, Norway, Slovakia.
NOCs with 11–50 athletes (16): Australia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Korea (Republic), Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine.
NOCs with fewer than 11 athletes (49): Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bermuda, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Cayman Island, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Korea (North), Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldavia, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Tajikistan, Chinese Taipei, Turkey, Uzbekistan.