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. 2006 Jul 19;40(9):767–772. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.026609

Table 2 Risk exposure for footballers followed in seasons 2001 and 2002.

2001 (n = 263) 2002 (n = 262) p Value
Mean (SD) 95% CI Mean (SD) 95% CI
Season exposure
Training sessions
 No/team 241 (18) 229 to 253 228 (10) 222 to 235 0.078
 No/player 186 (52) 179 to 192 179 (49) 173 to 185 0.019
Matches
 No/team 41 (3) 39 to 43 46 (30 45 to 48 <0.001
 No/player 29 (11) 28 to 30 32 (13) 30 to 33 <0.001
Exposure (hours/player)
 Total 299 (84) 289 to 309 295 (84) 285 to 305 0.45
 Training 262 (73) 253 to 271 255 (71) 247 to 264 0.13
 Matches 37 (15) 35 to 39 40 (18) 38 to 42 0.038
Weekly exposure (team)
Trainings/week 5.7 (0.4) 5.4 to 6.0 5.5 (0.2) 5.4 to 5.7 0.27
Matches/week 1.0 (0.1) 0.9 to 1.0 1.1 (0.1) 1.1 to 1.2 <0.001
Activities/week 6.7 (0.4) 6.4 to 6.9 6.7 (0.2) 6.5 to 6.8 0.86

CI, Confidence interval.