Table 3.
Time Loss Attributable to Acute and Overuse Injuries by Gender and Sport
| Time Lost to Acute Injuries | Time Lost to Overuse Injuries | Injury Proportion Ratiosc | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 wk | 1–3 wks | > 3 wks | Med DQa | Otherb | < 1 wk | 1–3 wks | > 3 wks | Med DQa | Otherb | < 1 wk | 1–3 wks | > 3 wks | Med DQa | Otherb | |
| Variable | %d | %d | %d | %d | %d | %d | %d | %d | %d | %d | Ratio (95 % CI) | Ratio (95 % CI) | Ratio (95 % CI) | Ratio (95 % CI) |
Ratio (95 % CI) |
| Total | 38.9 | 35.5 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 11.8 | 55.1 | 28.4 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 0.70 (0.68, 0.74) | 1.25 (1.16, 1.34) | 1.30 (1.10, 1.52) | 1.75 (1.43, 2.14) | 1.68 (1.45, 1.96) |
| Gender (all sports) | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 39.3 | 34.7 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 11.8 | 52.3 | 28.8 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 0.75 (0.71, 0.79) | 1.20 (1.11, 1.31) | 1.10 (0.92, 1.32) | 1.46 (1.16, 1.83) | 1.61 (1.33, 1.95) |
| Female | 37.9 | 37.5 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 11.9 | 58.8 | 27.9 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 0.65 (0.60, 0.69) | 1.35 (1.20, 1.51) | 1.65 (1.23, 2.23) | 2.33 (1.56, 3.50) | 1.80 (1.40, 2.31) |
| Gender (Gender- comparable sports) | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 43.7 | 34.1 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 10.3 | 54.7 | 26.8 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 0.80 (0.74, 0.86) | 1.27 (1.11, 1.46) | 0.96 (0.72, 1.27) | 1.51 (1.00, 2.28) | 1.32 (0.99, 1.75) |
| Female | 36.9 | 37.7 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 12.4 | 57.6 | 28.9 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 0.64 (0.59, 0.69) | 1.31 (1.15, 1.49) | 1.54 (1.11, 2.13) | 2.43 (1.59, 3.72) | 1.93 (1.44, 2.57) |
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Boys’ Football | 38.2 | 34.9 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 12.2 | 48.7 | 31.4 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 0.78 (0.73, 0.85) | 1.11 (0.99, 1.24) | 1.02 (0.81, 1.30) | 1.29 (0.95, 1.75) | 1.82 (1.38, 2.39) |
| Boys’ Soccer | 44.1 | 34.0 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 10.9 | 61.1 | 23.8 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 0.72 (0.65, 0.81) | 1.43 (1.14, 1.79) | 1.05 (0.63, 1.77) | 1.78 (0.87, 3.65) | 1.73 (1.03, 2.92) |
| Boys’ Basketball | 44.3 | 35.5 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 8.7 | 53.1 | 26.6 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 9.2 | 0.83 (0.73, 0.96) | 1.33 (1.05, 1.69) | 0.99 (0.60, 1.63) | 1.16 (0.56, 2.40) | 0.95 (0.59, 1.53) |
| Boys’ Wrestling | 32.0 | 35.3 | 11.4 | 7.3 | 14.0 | 56.7 | 27.0 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 0.56 (0.48, 0.67) | 1.30 (0.96, 1.77) | 4.78 (2.49, 9.17) | 1.16 (0.56, 2.40) | 1.94 (1.07, 3.50) |
| Boys’ Baseball | 41.2 | 32.1 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 11.2 | 43.7 | 32.5 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 9.7 | 0.94 (0.81, 1.10) | 0.99 (0.81, 1.21) | 0.94 (0.63, 1.41) | 1.57 (0.85, 2.91) | 1.15 (0.77, 1.72) |
| Girls’ Soccer | 35.6 | 38.5 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 13.4 | 56.7 | 30.4 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 0.63 (0.56, 0.71) | 1.27 (1.04, 1.54) | 1.67 (0.95, 2.93) | 2.18 (1.21, 3.90) | 2.16 (1.37, 3.40) |
| Girls’ Volleyball | 44.8 | 36.1 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 9.0 | 64.4 | 23.1 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 0.70 (0.62, 0.78) | 1.56 (1.20, 2.02) | 2.54 (1.25, 5.19) | 1.37 (0.40, 4.68) | 1.17 (0.72, 1.91) |
| Girls’ Basketball | 38.2 | 37.8 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 55.9 | 26.1 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 0.68 (0.61, 0.77) | 1.45 (1.18, 1.78) | 0.93 (0.61, 1.39) | 2.85 (1.35, 5.98) | 1.39 (0.90, 2.15) |
| Girls’ Softball | 39.6 | 34.9 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 11.9 | 60.4 | 28.0 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 0.66 (0.57, 0.75) | 1.24 (0.99, 1.57) | 2.53 (1.23, 5.19) | 2.64 (1.05, 6.62) | 1.90 (1.11, 3.25) |
a Includes Medical Disqualification (Med DQ) for season or career
b Includes Athlete chooses not to continue, Athlete released from team, Other, and Season ended before athlete returned to activity
c Injury Proportion Ratios = Acute / Overuse. Formula is included in the methods section. Significant Ratios appear in bold
d Percentages represent row percentages and may not sum to 100.0 % because of rounding