Table 1.
Player Characteristics and Exposure Dataa
| All Injuries | Lower Limb Injuries | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Players | Injured Players | Noninjured Players | Injured Players | Noninjured Players | |
| Sample size | 83 | 37 (44.6) | 46 (55.4) | 27 (32.5) | 56 (67.5) |
| Players by division | |||||
| First (Bundesliga) | 41 | 23 (56.1) | 18 (43.9) | 14 (34.1) | 27 (65.9) |
| Second (2. Bundesliga) | 7 | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) |
| Third (Regionalliga) | 15 | 8 (53.3) | 7 (46.7) | 7 (46.6) | 8 (53.4) |
| Fourth (Verbandsliga) | 6 | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100) |
| Youth | 14 | 4 (28.6) | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6) | 10 (71.4) |
| Playing indoor and field season | 76 (91.6) | 35 (94.6) | 41 (89.1) | 26 (96.2) | 50 (89.3) |
| Player by positionb | |||||
| Defense | 28 (33.7) | 11 (39.4) | 17 (60.6) | 6 (21.4) | 22 (78.6) |
| Midfield | 18 (21.7) | 9 (50) | 9 (50) | 8 (44.4) | 10 (55.6) |
| Striker | 27 (32.5) | 14 (51.9) | 13 (48.1) | 12 (44.4) | 15 (55.6) |
| Goalkeeper | 10 (12.0) | 3 (30) | 7 (70) | 1 (10) | 9 (90) |
| Training per week | |||||
| Sessions | 3.93 ± 2.06 | 4.26 ± 1.98 | 3.67 ± 2.11 | 4.00 ± 1.56 | 3.9 ± 2.27 |
| Minutes | 495.09 ± 216.26 | 548.78 ± 260.70 | 451.90 ± 256.38 | 528.52 ± 233.43 | 478.97 ± 274.22 |
| Games playedb | 50.08 ± 21.63 | 60.16 ± 20.75 | 41.98 ± 18.91 | 57.37 ± 21.35 | 46.57 ± 21.06 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 29 (34.9) | 10 (34.5) | 19 (65.5) | 7 (34.5) | 22 (65.5) |
| Male | 54 (65.10) | 27 (50) | 27 (50) | 20 (37) | 34 (63) |
| Age, yb | 20.73 ± 4.94 | 21.68 ± 5.41 | 19.68 ± 4.44 | 21.30 ± 5.77 | 20.46 ± 4.51 |
| Height, cm | 176.61 ± 8.89 | 177.24 ± 8.25 | 176.11 ± 9.43 | 177.6 ± 7.76 | 176.14 ± 9.41 |
| Weight, kg | 71.47 ± 11.06 | 72.99 ± 8.95 | 70.25 ± 12.47 | 72.54 ± 9.95 | 70.96 ± 11.61 |
aData are presented as raw total (percentage of total player population) or group mean ± SD. bVariable identified by the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator model as being relevant for injury occurrence.