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. 2020 Jan 28;54(17):1028–1035. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101295

Table 3.

Weekly prevalence of floorball injuries, and prevalence rate ratio in the intervention versus control group

Prevalence intervention group (95% CI) Prevalence control group (95% CI) Prevalence rate ratio (95% CI) P value
All injuries
 Total* 12.0 (10.5 to 13.8) 14.1 (11.8 to 16.8) 0.85 (0.68 to 1.07) 0.168
 Female 14.5 (11.9 to 17.8) 16.5 (11.8 to 23.1) 0.88 (0.60 to 1.30) 0.520
 Male 11.0 (9.2 to 13.3) 13.1 (10.7 to 16.2) 0.84 (0.64 to 1.11) 0.218
Lower limb injuries
 Total* 9.6 (8.2 to 11.3) 11.6 (9.4 to 14.2) 0.83 (0.64 to 1.08) 0.160
 Female 12.1 (10.5 to 14.0) 12.5 (9.7 to 15.9) 0.98 (0.74 to 1.29) 0.861
 Male 8.5 (6.9 to 10.5) 11.1 (8.8 to 14.0) 0.77 (0.56 to 1.05) 0.100
Knee injuries
 Total* 6.4 (5.2 to 7.9) 5.2 (3.8 to 7.1) 1.24 (0.84 to 1.82) 0.275
 Female 8.4 (6.4 to 11.0) 3.3 (1.5 to 7.2) 2.52 (1.11 to 5.72) 0.027
 Male 5.4 (4.1 to 7.2) 5.7 (4.0 to 8.1) 0.95 (0.60 to 1.49) 0.823
Substantial injuries
 Total* 7.1 (6.0 to 8.5) 7.5 (5.9 to 9.5) 0.96 (0.71 to 1.29) 0.761
 Female 8.7 (7.0 to 10.9) 7.6 (5.0 to 11.5) 1.15 (0.71 to 1.84) 0.573
 Male 6.5 (5.1 to 8.2) 7.3 (5.5 to 9.7) 0.89 (0.61 to 1.30) 0.546
Overuse injuries
 Total* 9.5 (8.0 to 11.1) 9.9 (7.9 to 12.3) 0.96 (0.73 to 1.26) 0.762
 Female 11.2 (8.8 to 14.2) 8.6 (5.3 to 13.9) 1.31 (0.76 to 2.25) 0.328
 Male 8.6 (6.9 to 10.6) 10.2 (8.0 to 13.0) 0.84 (0.61 to 1.16) 0.296
Substantial overuse injuries
 Total* 5.1 (4.1 to 6.3) 5.6 (4.2 to 7.5) 0.91 (0.63 to 1.31) 0.606
 Female 6.1 (4.6 to 8.1) 4.9 (2.8 to 8.6) 1.25 (0.66 to 2.37) 0.493
 Male 4.6 (3.4 to 6.2) 5.8 (4.1 to 8.0) 0.80 (0.51 to 1.25) 0.324

Substantial injuries were those that lead to moderate or severe reductions in training volume or performance, or inability to participate in floorball.

P values in bold type are statistically significant.

*Model adjusted for sex.