Table 2.
Reported and National Estimates of Injuries, AEs, and Rates per 1000 AEs by Season Segment Across Divisionsa
| Division |
Number | |||||
| AEs | ||||||
| Rate per 1000 AEs (95% CI) | ||||||
| Preseason |
Regular Season |
Post Season |
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| Reported |
National Estimate |
Reported |
National Estimate |
Reported |
National Estimate |
|
| I | 297 | 5894 | 988 | 18 153 | 42 | 763 |
| 41 336 | 837 860 | 127 475 | 2 637 211 | 8627 | 156 494 | |
| 7.19 (6.37, 8.00) | 7.03 (6.22, 7.85) | 7.75 (7.27, 8.23) | 6.88 (6.40, 7.37) | 4.87 (3.40, 6.34) | 4.88 (3.40, 6.35) | |
| II | 419 | 8364 | 916 | 181 80 | 39 | 471 |
| 42 128 | 758 570 | 96 336 | 1 891 040 | 5426 | 71 235 | |
| 9.95 (8.99, 10.90) | 11.03 (10.07, 11.98) | 9.51 (8.89, 10.12) | 9.61 (9.00, 10.23) | 7.19 (4.93, 9.44) | 6.61 (4.36, 8.87) | |
| III | 398 | 13 217 | 787 | 23 764 | 46 | 1111 |
| 30 841 | 1 018 895 | 95 626 | 3 200 160 | 6536 | 222 848 | |
| 12.90 (11.64, 14.17) | 12.97 (11.70, 14.24) | 8.23 (7.65, 8.80) | 7.43 (6.85, 8.00) | 7.04 (5.00, 9.07) | 4.99 (2.95, 7.02) | |
| Overall | 1114 | 27 476 | 2691 | 60 097 | 127 | 2344 |
| 114 305 | 2 615 326 | 319 437 | 7 728 411 | 20 589 | 450 577 | |
| 9.75 (9.17, 10.32) | 10.51 (9.93, 11.08) | 8.42 (8.11, 8.74) | 7.78 (7.46, 8.09) | 6.17 (5.10, 7.24) | 5.20 (4.13, 6.28) | |
Abbreviation: AEs, athlete-exposures.
Data presented in the order of reported number, followed by athlete exposures (AEs), estimated injury rates, and associated 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) for each cross-tabulation of division and season segments. Data pooled association-wide are presented overall, and separately for preseason, regular season, and post season. National estimates were produced using sampling weights estimated on the basis of sport, division, and year. All CIs were constructed using variance estimates calculated on the basis of reported data. A reportable injury was one that occurred due to participation in an organized intercollegiate practice or competition, and required medical attention by a team Certified Athletic Trainer or physician (regardless of time loss). Only scheduled team practices and competitions were retained in this analysis.