Table 4.
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 |
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.