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. 2020 Aug 28;11:1034. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.01034

TABLE 1.

Number and severity of injuries by ratio calculation and zone in elite female soccer players.

Area ACWR EWMA REDI Mean ± SD
Numbers of injuries
<0.8 15 27 25# 22.3 ± 6.4**
0.8–1.3 14 17 21 17.3 ± 3.5
1.3–1.5 5 4 8 8.9 ± 2.1
>1.5 23* 18 12 17.6 ± 5.5
Total 57 66 66
Severity of injuries
<0.8 137 361 327# 275 ± 120.7**
0.8–1.3 172 216 226# 204.7 ± 28.7**
1.3–1.5 36 29 94 53 ± 35.7
>1.5 254* 182 141 192.3 ± 57.2
Total 599 788 788
Severity related to time spent (in days) in zones
<0.8 0.08 0.15 0.15 0.13 ± 0.04**
0.8–1.3 0.19* 0.16 0.15 0.17 ± 0.02
1.3–1.5 0.12 0.07 0.21# 0.13 ± 35.7
>1.5 0.22* 0.24 0.19# 0.22 ± 0.03**

For each ratio, the [1.3; 1.5] zone had significantly less injuries and injury severity was lower. *Significantly higher by zone for the ACWR; significantly higher by zone for the EWMA; #significantly higher by zone for the REDI; **significant differences for the average of the ratios.