The overall injury incidence and incidence by sex for the 15 highest participation sports and physical activities in individuals aged 16 and above
| Activities | Participation (%) | Overall | Male | Female | |||
| Cases | Incidence | Cases | Incidence | Cases | Incidence | ||
| Walking | 59.05 | 49 | 0.02 (0.02 to 0.03) | 32 | 0.04 (0.03 to 0.06) | 17 | 0.02 (0.01 to 0.03) |
| Cycling | 16.98 | 1339 | 2.81 (2.67 to 2.97) | 1215 | 4.04 (3.82 to 4.23) | 124 | 0.71 (0.59 to 0.84) |
| Running | 15.32 | 301 | 0.70 (0.63 to 0.78) | 187 | 0.80 (0.70 to 0.93) | 114 | 0.58 (0.48 to 0.69) |
| Fitness class | 14.33 | 42 | 0.10 (0.08 to 0.14) | 8 | 0.08 (0.04 to 0.15) | 34 | 0.11 (0.08 to 0.16) |
| Gym session | 12.76 | 81 | 0.23 (0.18 to 0.28) | 40 | 0.21 (0.15 to 0.28) | 41 | 0.25 (0.18 to 0.34) |
| Swimming | 10.37 | 192 | 0.66 (0.57 to 0.76) | 133 | 1.04 (0.88 to 1.24) | 59 | 0.36 (0.28 to 0.47) |
| Exercise machines | 8.59 | 27 | 0.11 (0.08 to 0.16) | 17 | 0.13 (0.08 to 0.22) | 10 | 0.09 (0.05 to 0.16) |
| Weights session | 5.13 | 27 | 0.19 (0.13 to 0.27 | 20 | 0.23 (0.15 to 0.36) | 7 | 0.12 (0.06 to 0.25) |
| Football | 4.76 | 876 | 6.56 (6.14 to 7.01) | 839 | 6.92 (6.47 to 7.41) | 37 | 2.98 (2.16 to 4.12) |
| Golf | 2.14 | 75 | 1.25 (1.00 to 1.57) | 64 | 1.26 (0.99 to 1.61) | 11 | 1.18 (0.65 to 2.13) |
| Badminton | 1.92 | 44 | 0.82 (0.61 to 1.10) | 20 | 0.61 (0.39 to 0.95) | 24 | 1.13 (0.76 to 1.69) |
| Tennis | 1.83 | 73 | 1.42 (1.13 to 1.79) | 37 | 1.19 (0.86 to 1.65) | 36 | 1.77 (1.27 to 2.45) |
| Boxing (includes boxing fitness classes) | 1.65 | 74 | 1.59 (1.27 to 2.00) | * | * | ||
| Rowing (includes indoor rowing) | 1.48 | * | * | * | |||
| Table tennis | 0.95 | 34 | 1.28 (0.91 to 1.79) | 15 | 0.8 (0.48 to 1.32) | 19 | 2.41 (1.53 to 3.77) |
Please note the Active Lives Survey broad activity groupings of walking and cycling have been included for completeness.
*Result by sport or sex is not provided in the interests of non-disclosure (results are <5 cases).