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. 2019 Sep 11;50(2):415–428. doi: 10.1007/s40279-019-01176-9

Table 2.

Injury claim rates and claim probabilities by age group and gender

Age group, years
5–6 7–12 13–17 18–20 21–30 31–40 Overall
Injury claims per 1000 players per year Female 5.3a 45 338 559 884 930 169
Male 10.8 93 448 766 832 623 276
Both genders 10.4 86 436 752 835 636 265
Percent probability of making at least one claim per season Female 0.53 4.4 29 43 59 61 19
Male 1.1 8.9 36 54 57 46 31
Both genders 0.95 8.3 35 53 57 47 29
Average number of seasons played per claim for players of that age group Female 188 23 3.5 2.3 1.7 1.7 5.3
Male 91 11 2.8 1.9 1.8 2.2 3.3
Both genders 105 12 2.9 1.9 1.8 2.1 3.4

a90% confidence intervals for claim rates and claim probabilities are ≤ ×/÷ factors of 1.01