TableĀ 2

Frequency and proportion of athletes with at least one injury during the 12-month study period by event group, age and gender

EventAdultsYouthTotal
FemaleMaleAllFemaleMaleAll
N=90N=76N=166N=71N=55N=126N=292
Throwing (n)17163313112457
Proportion (% (95% CI))76566769737168 (55 to 80)
Sprints (n)20214119173677
Proportion (% (95% CI))60817158595865 (53 to 75)
Middle and long distance (n)31265714122683
Proportion (% (95% CI))74817757585871 (60 to 80)
Jumping (n)16102619133258
Proportion (% (95% CI))631007758696369 (55 to 80)
Combined (n)63962817
Proportion (% (95% CI))671007850505065 (38 to 86)
Total (n)90761667155126292
Proportion (% (95% CI))69 (58 to 78)79 (68 to 87)73 (66 to 80)59 (47 to 71)64 (50 to 76)61 (52 to 70)68 (62 to 73)
  • n, number of athletes; %, percentage of total number of athletes from respective age, gender and event group.