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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies and athletes’ demography at baseline

From: Lessons from the Winter Paralympic Games disclosing the epidemiology of winter sports injury in paralytic athletes: a meta-analysis

Author

Host year

Host country

N of athletes

Female (%)

Age (min, max)

Major sports events

Study design

Webborn et al

2002

United States

416

88 (21.2)

33 (17–58)

Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, and Sledge hockey

Observational study

Webborn et al

2010

Canada

505

124 (24.6)

34 (19–52)

Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, and Sledge hockey

Observational study

Derman et al

2014

Russia

547

129 (23.6)

31 (14–63)

Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, and Sledge hockey

Observational study

Derman et al

2018

South Korea

567

134 (23.6)

32 (15–67)

Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, and Sledge hockeyzz

Observational study