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. 2014 Jun;57(3):E62–E68. doi: 10.1503/cjs.030812

Table 2.

Types of physical activity or recreational sports that resulted in injury

Sporting type Group; no. (%) p value
Overall, n = 351 Weekday, n = 159 Weekend, n = 192
Aerobic 6 (1.7) 3 (1.9) 3 (1.6) > 0.99
 Dancing 2 0 2
 Running 3 2 1
 Track and field 1 1 0
Aircraft 35 (10.0) 15 (9.4) 20 (10.4) 0.86
 Parachuting 11 3 8
 Paragliding 14 4 10
 Personal plane 10 8 2
Extreme 43 (12.3) 25 (15.7) 18 (9.4) 0.08
 Rollerblading 21 13 8
 Skateboarding 22 12 10
Game catching 4 (1.1) 3 (1.9) 1 (0.52) 0.33
 Fishing 1 1 0
 Hunting 3 2 1
Gymnastic 4 (1.1) 2 (1.3) 2 (1.3) > 0.99
 Gymnastics 2 2 0
 Trampoline 2 0 2
Indoor or outdoor ball 6 (1.7) 2 (1.3) 4 (2.1) 0.69
 Basketball 2 0 2
 Soccer 3 1 2
 Tennis 1 1 0
Outdoor ball 27 (7.7) 15 (9.4) 12 (6.3) 0.32
 Baseball 14 8 6
 Football or rugby 7 3 4
 Golf 6 4 2
Hiking and mountain or rock climbing 54 (15.4) 31 (19.5) 23 (12.0) 0.06
Water 27 (7.7) 11 (6.9) 16 (8.3) 0.69
 Boating or watercrafting 7 3 4
 Swimming, bodyboarding or surfing 14 6 8
 Waterskiing or tubing 6 2 4
Winter 47 (13.4) 21 (13.2) 26 (13.5) > 0.99
 Bobsledding 1 1 0
 Hockey or ice-skating 36 16 20
 Sledding or tobogganing 10 4 6
Other
 Auto racing 1 (0.28) 0 (0) 1 (0.52) > 0.99
 Boxing or martial arts 3 (0.85) 1 (0.63) 2 (1.0) > 0.99
 Chuck wagon riding 1 (0.28) 0 (0) 1 (0.52) > 0.99
 Curling 5 (1.4) 2 (1.3) 3 (1.6) > 0.99
 Lawn bowling 1 (0.28) 0 (0) 1 (0.52) > 0.99
 Mechanical bull riding 1 (0.28) 0 (0) 1 (0.52) > 0.99
 Motocross 83 (23.6) 25 (15.7) 58 (30.2) 0.002
 Table tennis 1 (0.28) 1 (0.63) 0 (0) > 0.99
 Walking stilts 1 (0.28) 1 (0.63) 0 (0) > 0.99
 Weightlifting 1 (0.28) 1 (0.63) 0 (0) > 0.99