Background
Methods
Data collection
Study variables
Statistical analyses
Ethics
Results
Age differences
Sport/activity | N = 56,691 (%) | Age group (yr), # (%) | % male | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5-9 | 10-14 | 15-19 | |||
Soccer | 11,941 (21.1) | 1,949 (16.3) | 6,946 (58.2) | 3,046 (25.5) | 57.7 |
Ice hockey | 9,413 (16.6) | 681 (7.2) | 5,694 (60.5) | 3,038 (32.3) | 89.6 |
Cycling | 8,935 (15.8) | 3,009 (33.6) | 4,473 (50.1) | 1,453 (16.3) | 73.5 |
Basketball | 7,698 (13.6) | 492 (6.4) | 4,684 (60.9) | 2,522 (32.8) | 65.2 |
Football | 6,141 (10.8) | 388 (6.3) | 3,672 (59.8) | 2,081 (33.9) | 91.7 |
Snowboarding | 3,194 (5.6) | 153 (4.8) | 2,021 (63.3) | 1,020 (31.9) | 73.5 |
Skiing | 1,970 (3.5) | 470 (23.9) | 1,108 (56.2) | 392 (19.9) | 58.4 |
Sledding | 1,793 (3.2) | 861 (48.0) | 821 (45.79) | 111 (6.2) | 56.1 |
Rugby | 1,651 (2.9) | 8 (0.5) | 376 (22.8) | 1.267 (76.7) | 68.4 |
Baseball | 1,633 (2.9) | 271 (16.6) | 949 (58.1) | 413 (25.3) | 70.7 |
Volleyball | 1,505 (2.7) | 43 (2.9) | 873 (58.0) | 589 (39.1) | 37.3 |
Lacrosse | 493 (0.1) | 26 (5.3) | 291 (59.0) | 176 (35.7) | 85.0 |
Ringette | 324 (0.1) | 29 (9.0) | 210 (64.8) | 85 (26.2) | 2.5 |
Sex differences
Sports differences
Nature of injury
Sport/activity | Nature of injury, # (%) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fractures | Sprains/strains | Soft tissue injuries | Concussions | Other | |
Soccer | 3590 (30.1) | 2699 (22.6) | 2628 (22.0) | 413 (3.5) | 2611 (21.9) |
Ice hockey | 2447 (26.0) | 1212 (12.9) | 2154 (22.9) | 1023 (10.9) | 2577 (27.4) |
Cycling | 3028 (33.9) | 463 (5.2) | 1334 (14.9) | 356 (4.0) | 2194 (24.6) |
Basketball | 2046 (26.6) | 2246 (29.2) | 1591 (20.7) | 170 (2.2) | 1645 (21.4) |
Football | 2046 (33.3) | 1113 (18.1) | 1274 (20.7) | 345 (5.6) | 1363 (22.2) |
Snowboarding | 1783 (55.8) | 350 (11.0) | 429 (13.4) | 217 (6.8) | 415 (13.0) |
Skiing | 756 (38.4) | 338 (17.2) | 335 (17.0) | 118 (6.0) | 423 (21.5) |
Sledding | 582 (32.5) | 158 (8.8) | 351 (19.6) | 99 (5.5) | 603 (33.7) |
Rugby | 391 (23.7) | 259 (15.7) | 328 (19.9) | 182 (11.0) | 491 (29.7) |
Baseball | 392 (24.0) | 189 (11.6) | 386 (23.6) | 47 (2.9) | 619 (37.9) |
Volleyball | 367 (24.4) | 490 (32.6) | 334 (22.2) | 0 (0.0) | 314 (20.9) |
Lacrosse | 154 (31.2) | 81 (16.4) | 109 (22.1) | 19 (3.9) | 120 (24.3) |
Ringette | 48 (14.8) | 60 (18.5) | 73 (22.5) | 54 (16.7) | 89 (27.5) |
Percent concussions
Sport/activity | Age group (yr), # (%) | % of concussions all ages | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
5-9 | 10-14 | 15-19 | ||
Ringette | 6 (20.7) | 36 (17.5) | 12 (14.8) | 17.1 |
Ice hockey | * | 74 (12.5) | 52 (16.3) | 13.3 |
Rugby | 0 (0.0) | 11 (14.5) | 53 (11.9) | 12.3 |
Snowboarding | * | 21 (4.4) | 24 (7.1) | 5.5 |
Skiing | 5 (2.4) | 24 (5.2) | 20 (13.6) | 6.0 |
Football | 0 (0.0) | 12 (3.8) | 6 (3.7) | 3.5 |
Sledding | 13 (3.5) | 17 (4.8) | 6 (10.2) | 4.6 |
Cycling | 35 (3.2) | 40 (3.8) | 8 (3.7) | 3.5 |
Lacrosse | * | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2.7 |
Soccer | 8 (1.5) | 96 (3.2) | 107 (7.0) | 4.2 |
Baseball | * | 18 (6.6) | * | 4.6 |
Basketball | * | 33 (1.8) | 23 (3.2) | 2.1 |
Volleyball | 0 (0.0) | 15 (2.6) | 5 (1.5) | 2.1 |
Sport/activity | Age Group (yr), # (%) | % of concussions all ages | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
5-9 | 10-14 | 15-19 | ||
Ringette | ** | ** | ** | 0.0 |
Ice Hockey | 56 (9.1) | 580 (11.4) | 257 (9.5) | 10.6 |
Rugby | 0 (0.0) | 30 (10.0) | 87 (10.6) | 10.4 |
Snowboarding | 6 (6.7) | 89 (6.4) | 76 (8.7) | 7.3 |
Skiing | 12 (4.6) | 40 (6.2) | 17 (6.9) | 6.0 |
Football | 9 (2.5) | 178 (5.3) | 140 (7.3) | 5.8 |
Sledding | 36 (3.5) | 17 (4.8) | * | 6.3 |
Cycling | 54 (2.8) | 152 (4.4) | 67 (5.4) | 4.2 |
Lacrosse | * | 13 (5.2) | * | 4.1 |
Soccer | 39 (2.7) | 110 (2.8) | 53 (3.5) | 2.9 |
Baseball | * | 15 (2.2) | 6 (2.3) | 2.2 |
Basketball | 6 (1.6) | 76 (2.7) | 31 (1.7) | 2.3 |
Volleyball | 0 (0.0) | 7 (2.3) | * | 1.4 |