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Table 3 Incidence rates (95 % confidence intervals) of football injuries in different countries

From: Injuries in professional male football players in Kosovo: a descriptive epidemiological study

Country/Origin

Study

Total

Training

Match

Denmarka

Hagglund et al. [4]

14.4 (9.1, 19.8)

11.8 (6.7, 16.9)

28.2 (17.8, 38.7)

Iceland

Arnason et al. [30]

12.4 (12.1, 12.7)

5.9 (5.7, 6.1)

34.8 (33.6, 36.0)

UEFA CL

Walden et al. [32]

9.4 (9.2, 9.6)

5.8 (5.6, 6.0)

30.5 (29.4, 31.6)

Swedena

Hagglund et al. [4]

8.2 (5.5, 11.0)

6.0 (3.9, 8.2)

26.2 (16.8, 35.5)

Sweden

Hagglund et al. [14]

7.6 (7.1, 8.3)

5.1 (4.6, 5.6)

25.9 (22.8, 29.2)

Kosovoa

Present

7.4 (7.1, 7.6)

3.2 (2.7, 3.7)

35.4 (32.0, 39.1)

USA

Morgan et al. [5]

6.2 (n/a)

2.9 (n/a)

35.3 (n/a)

Netherlandsa

Stubbe et al. [31]

6.2 (5.5, 7.0)

2.8 (2.3, 3.3)

32.8 (28.2, 38.1)

Average ± SD

-

9.0 ± 2.8

5.4 ± 2.7

31.1 ± 3.7

  1. Note: Incidence rates are reported as injuries per 1000 exposure hours. This list is not exhaustive. Data acquisition in studies denoted with has been performed in agreement with the consensus on definitions and data collection procedures in studies of football injuries [22]. UEFA CL Union of European Football Associations Champions League. Average ± SD reflect the means and standard deviations of the incidence rates reported in the studies included in this table