Table 3 Descriptive statistics for consequences of injury which occurred during the last match, last year and during fitness testing among match referees (n-number of subjects in each group, M-mean, SD-standard deviation) for different competitive levels (UEFA referees-UEFA, 1 st National league-1 st , 2 nd National league-2 nd , 3 rd National league)
From: A retrospective survey on injuries in Croatian football/soccer referees
|  | Total (n = 342) | UEFA (n = 18) | 1st(n = 78) | 2nd(n = 91) | 3rd(n = 155) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD |
Last match (injured) | n = 29 | n = 0 | n = 8 | n = 8 | n = 13 |
Recovery (days) | 36.5 ± 43.42 |  | 30.38 ± 29.14 | 52.5 ± 45.17 | 33.11 ± 55.91 |
No training (days) | 36.38 ± 48.47 |  | 21.43 ± 18.49 | 39 ± 32.86 | 46.73 ± 66.62 |
No refereeing (days) | 58.38 ± 64.11 |  | 42.33 ± 42.85 | 54.67 ± 57.14 | 74.67 ± 83.96 |
Last year (injured) | n = 46 | n = 3 | n = 12 | n = 17 | n = 14 |
Recovery (days) | 53.55 ± 73.43 | 76 ± 90.16 | 73.4 ± 104.73 | 51.63 ± 68.5 | 35.46 ± 46.5 |
No training (days) | 35.35 ± 35.31 | 17.5 ± 4.95 | 34.5 ± 22.48 | 38.46 ± 34.49 | 35.5 ± 44.96 |
No refereeing (days) | 42.59 ± 48.67 | 20.5 ± 0.71 | 20.4 ± 8.76 | 36.11 ± 35.99 | 78.17 ± 74.38 |
Fitness testing (injured) | n = 21 | n = 0 | n = 7 | n = 8 | n = 6 |
Recovery (days) | 39.94 ± 57.69 |  | 36.57 ± 28.56 | 59 ± 101.29 | 22 ± 16.37 |
No training (days) | 32.25 ± 25.73 |  | 31.33 ± 22.37 | 37.67 ± 32.21 | 25.5 ± 25.04 |
No refereeing (days) | 43.11 ± 47.13 |  | 41 ± 33.53 | 22.33 ± 13.28 | 78.5 ± 101.12 |