Table 2 Injury rate ratios for game 1 versus game 2
Athlete participation hoursNumber of injuriesInjury rate*Rate ratio (95% CI)Severity†
Total
    Game 15467.4397.130.90 (0.56 to 1.46)3.5
    Game 23671.7297.902.5
Boys
    Game 12141.4188.411.51 (0.66 to 3.48)0.0
    Game 21438.785.566.5
Girls
    Game 13326.0216.310.671 (0.37 to 1.23)6.5‡
    Game 22233.0219.401.0
<14 years
    Game 13648.9226.030.93 (0.48 to 1.79)0.6
    Game 22311.5156.494.1
>14 years
    Game 11818.6179.350.91 (0.45 to 1.84)7.2‡
    Game 21360.21410.290.9
  • *Rate is per 1000 athlete participation hours.

  • †Mean number of days missed.

  • ‡Statistically significant difference between game 1 and game 2 (p<0.05).