Table 6.

IRs among different demographic categories. Age categories are expressed according to FITRI rules (Federazione Italiana Triathlon, 2020) (J: Junior; Ms; Master; P: Professional).

Category	N. injuries/ race starters	IR x 1000 race-starters	IR ratio
J/S1 (18-24)	9/154	58.4	1.6
S2 (25-29)	23/641	35.9	1
S3 (30-34)	52/1308	39.8	1.11
S4 (35-39)	55/1692	32.5	0.91
Ms1 (40-44)	77/2142	35.9	1
Ms2 (45-49)	60/2088	28.7	0.8
Ms3 (50-54)	47/1505	31.2	0.87
Ms4 (55-59)	21/665	31.6	0.88
Ms5 (60-64)	7/221	31.7	0.88
Ms6 (65-69)	1/61	16.4	0.46
Ms7 (70-84)	0/25	0	0
P	5/151	33.1	0.92
Gender       M	287/9165	31.3	1
F	70/1488	47	1.5
Race Distance
Long distance	332/7435	44.7	1
Olympic/Middle distance	25/3218	7.8	0.17