Table 2

Incidence rate of percentage of athletes with injury and illness reported during the precompetition, competition and total period of the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Precompetition period (3 days)Competition period (11 days)Total period (14 days)
95% CI95% CI95% CI
Injury
 IR14.812.617.312.111.013.312.711.713.7
 % of athletes4.33.64.910.99.811.915.113.916.3
Illness
 IR14.612.417.112.811.713.913.212.214.2
 % of athletes3.93.34.610.29.211.214.213.015.3
  • IR, incidence rate (injuries/illness per 1000 athlete-days) with 95% CI.