Table 2.
Correlations between the numbers of injuries and illnesses with the numbers registered athletes, medals and gold medals, and country ranking, as well as correlations of these numbers reported per 1,000 registered athletes.
| Number of registered athletes | Country ranking | Number of medals | Number of gold medals | Number of medals per 1,000 registered athletes | Number of gold medals per 1,000 registered athletes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUMBER OF | ||||||
| All injuries | r = 0.666, p < 0.01, large | r = −0.445, p < 0.01, moderate | r = 0.545, p < 0.01, large | r = 0.475, p < 0.01, moderate | r = 0.233, p < 0.01, small | r = 0.145 |
| All illnesses | r = 0.493, p < 0.01, moderate | r = −0.281, p < 0.01, small | r = 0.348, p < 0.01, moderate | r = 0.306, p < 0.01, moderate | r = 0.118 | r = 0.085 |
| NUMBER PER 1,000 REGISTERED ATHLETES | ||||||
| All injuries | r = −0.019 | r = −0.003 | r = 0.003 | r = 0.002 | r = 0.100 | r = 0.025 |
| All illnesses | r = −0.063 | r = 0.117 | r = −0.047 | R = −0.034 | r = −0.046 | r = −0.001 |
Significant correlations are highlighted in bold.