Table 2.

Average Annual Rates of Injury in Basketball, Football, and Soccer Players by U.S. Population, Ages 15 Years and Older, and Hours of Participation, 2003–2007

	Basketball	Football	Soccer
Total
Emergency department–treated injuries	350 033 (±43 917)	219 164 (±26 524)	100 820 (±23 060)
Injury rate (95% CI), per 1000 U.S. population	1.49 (1.30, 1.67)	0.93 (0.82, 1.04)	0.43 (0.33, 0.53)
Injury rate (95% CI), per 10 000 h of participation	2.69 (2.35, 3.02)	5.08 (4.46, 5.69)	2.69 (2.07, 3.30)
Males
Emergency department–treated injuries	299 143 (±39 013)	205 418 (±24 432)	67 481 (±15 130)
Injury rate (95% CI), per 1000 U.S. population	2.60 (2.26, 2.94)	1.79 (1.57, 2.00)	0.59 (0.46, 0.72)
Injury rate (95% CI), per 10 000 h of participation	2.62 (2.28, 2.96)	4.90 (4.32, 5.48)	2.27 (1.76, 2.78)
Females
Emergency department–treated injuries	50 795 (±5672)	13 713 (±2088)	33 336 (±8271)
Injury rate (95% CI), per 1000 U.S. population	0.42 (0.37, 0.47)	0.11 (0.10, 0.13)	0.28 (0.21, 0.34)
Injury rate (95% CI), per 10 000 h of participation	3.13 (2.78, 3.48)a	11.27 (9.56, 12.99)a	4.30 (3.23, 5.36)a

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.

^a Estimates based on fewer than 300 000 respondents. Rates may be unstable and should be interpreted with caution.