TABLE 2.
Estimated Number of US ED Visits for Nonfatal Sports-Related Injuries, 2018-2020, Categorized by Sport a
| Total Cases, n | Estimated Injuries, n (% of Total) | Baseline Yearly Injuries, n | Estimated Injuries in 2020, n (% of Baseline) | 2020 Overall vs Baseline | Lockdown b vs Baseline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) c | P | OR (95% CI) c | P | |||||
| Organized team sports | 87,123 | 2,732,918 (48.2) | 1,110,369 | 512,179 (46.1) | 0.535 (0.532-0.537) | <.001 | 0.321 (0.318-0.325) | <.001 |
| Soccer | 16,568 | 468,860 (8.3) | 193,704 | 81,452 (42.0) | 0.621 (0.616-0.626) | <.001 | 0.356 (0.348-0.363) | <.001 |
| American football | 23,047 | 711,426 (12.6) | 294,623 | 122,181 (41.5) | 0.599 (0.595-0.603) | <.001 | 0.563 (0.551-0.575) | <.001 |
| Baseball | 6986 | 234,334 (4.1) | 96,154 | 42,027 (43.7) | 0.658 (0.650-0.666) | <.001 | 0.340 (0.331-0.349) | <.001 |
| Softball | 4112 | 28,282 (0.5) | 66,870 | 28,282 (42.3) | 0.639 (0.631-0.648) | <.001 | 0.231 (0.223-0.240) | <.001 |
| Basketball | 33,613 | 1,054,184 (18.6) | 419,708 | 214,768 (51.2) | 0.743 (0.739-0.747) | <.001 | 0.558 (0.550-0.565) | <.001 |
| Tennis | 1302 | 53,709 (0.9) | 20,045 | 13,619 (67.9) | 1.039 (1.017-1.062) | <.001 | 1.114 (1.063-1.167) | <.001 |
| Ice hockey | 1495 | 48,383 (0.9) | 19,267 | 9850 (51.5) | 0.780 (0.761-0.800) | <.001 | 0.119 (0.101-0.139) | <.001 |
| Organized individual sports | 14,493 | 568,749 (10.0) | 214,556 | 139,637 (65.1) | 0.995 (0.988-1.002) | .135 | 0.706 (0.694-0.717) | <.001 |
| Track and field | 2158 | 69,526 (1.2) | 29,728 | 10,071 (33.9) | 0.515 (0.503-0.526) | <.001 | 0.281 (0.269-0.294) | <.001 |
| Golf | 2138 | 111,347 (2.0) | 39,229 | 32,890 (83.8) | 1.289 (1.270-1.308) | <.001 | 1.244 (1.204-1.284) | <.001 |
| Martial arts | 1972 | 70,367 (1.2) | 27,302 | 15,764 (57.7) | 0.882 (0.864-0.899) | <.001 | 0.480 (0.454-0.507) | <.001 |
| Boxing | 1228 | 43,931 (0.8) | 15,650 | 12,632 (80.7) | 1.236 (1.208-1.266) | <.001 | 0.834 (0.788-0.883) | <.001 |
| Weightlifting | 6997 | 273,578 (4.8) | 102,649 | 68,281 (66.5) | 1.018 (1.008-1.028) | <.001 | 0.831 (0.812-0.850) | <.001 |
| Nonorganized sports | 62,534 | 2,363,108 (41.7) | 809,510 | 744,088 (91.9) | 1.868 (1.860-1.876) | <.001 | 3.317 (3.285-3.350) | <.001 |
| Cycling | 35,764 | 1,266,597 (22.4) | 420,552 | 425,492 (101.2) | 1.787 (1.778-1.796) | <.001 | 2.944 (2.914-2.974) | <.001 |
| Personal fitness | 26,770 | 1,096,511 (19.4) | 388,958 | 318,595 (81.9) | 1.327 (1.320-1.334) | <.001 | 1.536 (1.519-1.553) | <.001 |
a The baseline yearly number of injuries was calculated from the average of the yearly number of injuries observed in 2018 and 2019. The term “estimated” refers to weighted national estimates derived from the NEISS national consumer database described in the study methodology. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding error. ED, emergency department; NEISS, National Electronic Injury Surveillance System; OR, odds ratio.
b Between March 1, 2020, and May 31, 2020.
c ORs with a P value ≥ .05 are considered not significant and are marked in bold.