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. 2015 Mar;7(2):161–165. doi: 10.1177/1941738114559705

Table 4.

Severity of injuries suffered by gymnasts stratified by sex a

Injury Severity No. of Injuries Injury Rate 95% CI
Male gymnasts
 Minor 169 6.18 5.25-7.11
 Moderate 28 1.02 0.64-1.40
 Major 43 1.57 1.10-2.04
 Total 240 8.78 7.67-9.89
Female gymnasts
 Minor 120 5.59 4.59-6.59
 Moderate 27 1.26 0.78-1.73
 Major 54 2.52 1.85-3.19
 Total 201 9.37 8.07-10.66
Total
 Minor 289 5.92 5.24-6.60
 Moderate 55 1.13 0.83-1.42
 Major 97 1.99 1.59-2.38
 Total 441 9.04 8.19-9.88
Risk ratio
 Minor 0.91
 Moderate 1.23
 Major 1.60
 Total 1.07
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Injury rate is reported in total number of injuries divided by athlete-exposures. The rates for injury are reported per 1000 exposures. Risk ratios compare the incidence of injury between male and female gymnasts, calculated as female injury rate/male injury rate.