Table 1

Person-time injury incidence rates, new injury diagnosis rates and restricted duty rates by injury type

Injury categoryInjury incidence rate* (injured soldiers/100 person-years)§New injury diagnosis rate (injuries/100 person-years)§Restricted duty rate (days/100 person-years)§
Any injury59.188.0NA
Traumatic injury48.173.1NA
Overuse injury8.711.5NA
Any time-loss injury40.561.8794
Time-loss traumatic injury33.652.4645
Time-loss overuse injury5.77.5124
  • * Injury incidence rate (per 100 person-years)=(soldiers with one or more injuries/total time at risk)*100.

  • New injury diagnosis rate (per 100 person-years)=(new injuries/total time at risk)*100.

  • Restricted duty rate (per 100 person-years)=(restricted duty days/total time at risk)*100.

  • § Total time at risk 652.6 person-years.