Table 2

Number and incidence of game injuries and incidence rate ratio for female and male players

WomenMen
nIncidence (95% CI)nIncidence (95% CI)IRR (95% CI)
All game injuries2717.29 (10.82 to 23.75)3825.37 (17.40 to 33.33)0.68 (0.41 to 1.11)
Time-loss game injuries2113.44 (7.73 to 19.16)2919.36 (12.38 to 26.34)0.69 (0.39 to 1.21)
Severe game injuries95.76 (2.01 to 9.56)42.67 (0.06 to 5.28)2.16 (0.67 to 8.06)
Ankle injuries63.84 (0.77 to 6.91)85.34 (1.65 to 9.03)0.71 (0.23 to 2.12)
Head/face injuries42.56 (0.05 to 5.07)85.34 (1.65 to 9.03)0.48 (0.13 to 1.59)
Knee injuries74.48 (1.17 to 7.79)53.34 (0.42 to 6.26)1.34 (0.41 to 4.63)
ACL injuries42.56 (0.05 to 5.7)10.67 (0.00 to 1.98)3.84 (0.48 to 94.92)
  • IRR, incidence rate ratio.