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. 2023 Oct 14;9:95. doi: 10.1186/s40798-023-00642-z

Table 5.

The factors related to the risk ratio of head-in-front tackles

Incidence rate ratio Front-on tackle Side-on tackle All directions
U18 1.13 1.11 1.17
Elite 0.75 0.98 0.77
Positional mismatch 1.15 0.95
 1st quarter 1.05 0.99 1.00
 2nd quarter 1.20 1.00
 3rd quarter 0.93 0.95
Player position
 Forwards 0.96 0.56 0.92
 Backs 1.00 1.00
 Area 1 1.26 1.26
 Area 2 1.02
 Area 3 1.10
 Area 4 0.76 0.95
 Area 5 0.98 0.97
Score difference 1.00 1.00
Final score difference 1.00 1.00
Duration 1 0.98 1.05 0.95
Duration 2 0.95 0.96 0.88
Number of phases 1.00 0.99 1.00