TableĀ 4

The incidence of all illness (per 1000 player-days) (95% CI in brackets) in all teams during the months of the tournament

February/MarchAprilMay
All illness (n=469)19.5 (11.6 to 32.5)14.1 (8.4 to 23.5)a18.4 (10.6 to 31.8)
Respiratory tract illness (n=144)7.6 (4.7 to 12.5)2.6 (1.5 to 4.4)b4.5 (2.4 to 8.4)
Gastrointestinal illness (n=128)4.0 (2.2 to 7.4)4.6 (2.6 to 8.1)3.4 (1.7 to 7.1)
All infective illness (n=254)10.9 (6.4 to 18.5)6.6 (3.8 to 11.3)c10.2 (5.6 to 18.4)
  • ap=0.09, marginally different from other months.

  • bp=0.07, marginally different from other months.

  • cp<0.05, significantly different from other months.