Table 5

Incidence of injury by mechanism and event type for paediatric Team USA athletes

Total number
of injuries
Number of
athletes with
an injury
Injury or illness
incidence proportion
(per 100 athletes)
Injury or illness incidence rate
(per 1000 AD)
95% CI
Lower
limit
Upper
limit
Mechanism
 Acute: contact13116.54.02.16.8
 Acute: non-contact13106.54.02.16.8
 Gradual onset14147.04.32.37.2
 Undisclosed442.01.20.33.1
Event type
 Practice231911.57.04.510.5
 Competition12116.03.71.96.4
 Non-sport442.01.20.33.1
 Undisclosed552.51.50.53.6