Total number of medications | Average number of medications used per player (mean ±SD) | Percentage of players using a medication | |||
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Per match | 2014 FIFA World Cup | Per match (%) | 2014 FIFA World Cup (%) | ||
Any medication | 2346 | 0.80±1.17 | 1.67±1.85 | 39.7 | 67.0 |
NSAIDs | 1030 | 0.35±0.58 | 0.72±0.88 | 30.6 | 54.2 |
Injections* | 134 | 0.05±0.26 | 0.09±0.39 | 3.5 | 6.1 |
Analgaesics | 181 | 0.06±0.27 | 0.14±0.39 | 5.4 | 12.6 |
β-2 agonists | 27 | 0.01±0.12 | 0.01±0.12 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Antihistamines | 72 | 0.02±0.16 | 0.07±0.28 | 2.4 | 6.3 |
Others | 902 | 0.31±0.68 | 0.65±1.04 | 22.0 | 38.7 |
By round | |||||
Qualifier | 1635 | 0.74±1.1 | 36.6 | ||
Final | 711 | 0.97±1.34 | 48.8 | ||
By confederation | |||||
AFC | 277 | 1.01±1.26 | 1.46±0.86 | 53.3 | 65.2 |
CAF | 187 | 0.48±0.69 | 1.16±0.58 | 38.6 | 61.7 |
UEFA | 775 | 0.64±0.96 | 1.44±1.28 | 40.1 | 61.5 |
CONMEBOL | 808 | 1.17±1.55 | 2.67±1.62 | 54.6 | 81.2 |
CONCACAF | 299 | 0.81±1.1 | 1.16±0.58 | 45.4 | 73.9 |
*Of glucocorticosteroids and local anaesthetics.
AFC, Asian Football Confederation; CAF, Confédération Africaine de Football; CONCACAF, The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football; CONMEBOL, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; UEFA, Union des Associations Européennes de Football.