Table 3

Cumulative injury incidence (CII; in %) and injury incidence rates (IIRs; with 95% CI) in different subgroups (N=249)

CII (%)p Value*IIR (95% CI)†p Value*
Overall15.30.43 (0.28 to 0.58)
Sex
 Boys15.10.9360.32 (0.17 to 0.47)0.032
 Girls15.50.58 (0.31 to 0.86)
Age
 <8 years12.50.0600.38 (0.20 to 0.55)0.177
 ≥8 years21.90.56 (0.27 to 0.84)
Parental education
 Low14.90.8740.41 (0.22 to 0.60)0.648
 High15.70.46 (0.22 to 0.70)
Migrational background
 No16.80.4380.47 (0.28 to 0.67)0.395
 Yes13.20.37 (0.14 to 0.60)
Overweight
 No14.20.3290.40 (0.25 to 0.55)0.253
 Yes20.00.59 (0.11 to 1.06)
Minutes of MVPA‡
 T114.00.9160.48 (0.17 to 0.79)T1 vs T2: 0.801
 T215.90.44 (0.18 to 0.70)T2 vs T3: 0.695
 T316.10.39 (0.17 to 0.61)T3 vs T1: 0.525
KTK motor quotient
 Low21.10.3720.49 (0.00 to 0.98)Low vs normal: 0.527
 Normal12.80.35 (0.17 to 0.53)Normal vs high: 0.103
 High18.90.57 (0.26 to 0.87)High vs low: 0.837
Shuttle run test (number of 20 m laps)‡
 T122.10.0860.64 (0.32 to 0.96)T1 vs T2: 0.027
 T210.60.30 (0.09 to 0.52)T2 vs T3: 0.331
 T312.80.36 (0.13 to 0.59)T3 vs T1: 0.076
Training in sports club
 No11.60.1470.35 (0.12 to 0.58)0.239
 Yes18.30.49 (0.29 to 0.69)
  • *p Values for differences between CII or IIR, respectively.

  • †Number of injuries per 1000 h of exposure to MVPA.

  • ‡T1-T3: sex-specific and age-specific tertiles generated from the study population (T1=lowest tertile).

  • KTK, Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity.