Table 3.
Claim rates per 1000 players per year by gender, age group and injury type
| Gender | Age group, years | Injury type | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft tissue | Fracture/dislocation | Laceration | Concussion/brain injury | Dental | Other | Total | ||
| Female | 5–6 |
3 (2.4–3.8)a |
0.97 (0.64–1.5) |
0.55 (0.32–0.95) |
0.18 (0.07–0.47) |
0.42 (0.23–0.79) |
0.18 (0.07–0.47) |
5.3 (4.5–6.4) |
| 7–12 |
32 (31–33) |
8.5 (8.1–9) |
1.8 (1.6–2) |
1.0 (0.87–1.2) |
0.86 (0.73–1) |
0.85 (0.72–1.0) |
44.9 (43.9–46.1) |
|
| 13–17 |
271 (267–275) |
31 (30–33) |
11 (9.8–11) |
15 (14–16) |
3.7 (3.3–4.2) |
6.6 (6.1–7.3) |
338 (334–343) |
|
| 18–20 |
464 (452–476) |
45 (42–49) |
16 (14-18) |
18 (16–21) |
7.4 (6–9) |
8.2 (6.7–9.9) |
559 (546–572) |
|
| 21–30 |
755 (742–768) |
63 (59–67) |
27 (25–30) |
19 (17–21) |
8.7 (7.4–10) |
12 (11–14) |
884 (870–898) |
|
| 31–40 |
796 (773–820) |
69 (62–76) |
24 (20–28) |
9.6 (7.3–13) |
13 (10–16) |
18 (14–22) |
930 (904–955) |
|
| Mean |
168 (167–170) |
20 (19–20) |
6.5 (6.2–6.8) |
6.5 (6.2–6.8) |
2.6 (2.4–2.8) |
3.6 (3.4–3.9) |
208 (206–209) |
|
| Male | 5–6 |
5.7 (5.4–6.0) |
1.8 (1.7–2.0) |
2.0 (1.8–2.2) |
0.24 (0.18–0.32) |
0.84 (0.72–0.98) |
0.42 (0.34–0.53) |
11 (10.5–11.5) |
| 7–12 |
62 (62–63) |
14 (14–14) |
6.8 (6.6–6.9) |
4.0 (3.9–4.1) |
3.7 (3.6–3.9) |
2.4 (2.3–2.5) |
93 (92–94) |
|
| 13–17 |
327 (326–328) |
53 (53–54) |
27 (27–28) |
21 (20–21) |
10 (9.9–10) |
9.6 (9.3–9.8) |
448 (446–450) |
|
| 18–20 |
599 (596–603) |
68 (67–69) |
49 (48–50) |
23 (22–24) |
13 (13–14) |
14 (13–14) |
766 (762–770) |
|
| 21–30 |
662 (659–665) |
71 (70–72) |
55 (55–56) |
17 (16–17) |
11 (11–12) |
15 (15–16) |
832 (829–835) |
|
| 31–40 |
495 (491–499) |
57 (56–59) |
41 (40–42) |
7 (6.6–7.5) |
9.5 (9–10) |
14 (14–15) |
623 (619–628) |
|
| Mean |
276 (275–277) |
38 (37–38) |
24 (23–24) |
11 (11–11) |
7.3 (7.2–7.4) |
7.4 (7.3–7.6) |
363 (363–364) |
|
| Overall mean |
264 (264–265) |
36 (36–36) |
22 (22–22) |
10.8 (10.7–10.9) |
6.8 (6.7–6.9) |
7.0 (6.9–7.1) |
347 (347–347) |
|
| Overall relative rate (male/female) |
1.21 (1.16–2.26) |
1.40 (1.30–1.51) |
2.69 (2.43–2.99) |
1.35 (1.13–1.61) |
1.85 (1.63–2.10) |
1.58 (1.33–1.89) |
1.75 (1.74–1.77) |
|
aFigures in parentheses are 90% confidence limits