Response rates, injuries and illnesses in NOCs of different sizes (measured by number of athletes)
<30 | 30–99 | 100–200 | >200 | All | |
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NOC (athletes) | 132 (1114) | 37 (1890) | 20 (2510) | 15 (5050) | 204 (10 564*) |
Injuries (%) | 256 (23) | 308 (16) | 380 (15) | 416 (8) | 1360† (13) |
Illnesses (%) | 108 (10) | 187 (10) | 182 (7) | 280 (6) | 757‡ (7) |
Report forms submitted§ (%) | – | 624 (97) | 332 (93) | 248 (97) | 1204 (96) |
Injuries/illnesses reported by NOCs | 43/18 | 163/105 | 238/117 | 291/190 | 735/430 |
Injuries/illnesses reported only by LOCOG | 213/90 | 145/82 | 142/65 | 125/90 | 625/327 |
*Independent Olympic Athletes excluded..
†NOC is missing for 1 injury.
‡NOC is missing for 1 illness.
§Countries with less than 30 athletes were excluded from the response rate analysis.
LOCOG, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games; NOCs, National Olympic Committee.