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Table 3 The injury incidence rates for recruits by country

From: Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injury in military recruits: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Injury case definition

Country

Study

Incidence per 1000 training days (95%CI)

Medical Attention

Australia

Burley 2020

3.49 (1.80 to 5.05)

Schram 2019

3.85 (3.64 to 4.07)

Orr 2020

4.76 (4.61 to 4.90)

Goodall 2013

8.97 (7.92 to 10.02)

Booth 2006

17.7 (12.01 to 23.4)

Pooled

4.65 (4.53 to 4.77)

Australia (Reserves)

Schram 2019 (reserves)

3.83 (3.22 to 4.45)

Orr 2020 (reserves)

7.31 (6.93 to 7.71)

Pooled

6.71 (6.37 to 7.05)

Canada

Chasse 2020

0.62 (0.55 to 0.69)

Denmark

Brushøj 2008

14.54 (13.28 to 15.80)

Greece

Havenetidis 2017

7.64 (6.02 to 9.26)

Havenetidis 2011

19.52 (16.75 to 22.29)

Pooled

13.16 (11.61 to 14.71)

Iran

Mohammadi 2013

3.33 (1.02 to 5.64)

Ireland

Kerr 2004

5.40 (4.68 to 6.12)

Malaysia

Din 2016

1.01 (0.81 to 1.21)

Switzerland

Roos 2015

4.68 (3.55 to 5.81)

Wyss 2014

5.01 (4.68 to 5.33)

Wyss 2012

6.46 (5.75 to 7.16)

Pooled

5.28 (5.00 to 5.57)

United Kingdom

Munnoch 2007

0.78 (0.66 to 0.89)

Blacker 2008

0.82 (0.76 to 0.88)

Heagerty 2018

2.33 (2.25 to 2.40)

Sharma 2015

3.13 (3.02 to 3.24)

Pooled

2.08 (2.04 to 2.13)

United States of America

O’Connor 2011

3.22 (2.83 to 3.60)

Nye 2016

3.39 (3.33 to 3.45)

Cowan 2011

8.99 (8.76 to 9.22)

Hauschild 2018

10.19 (10.11 to 10.27)

Billings 2004

19.42 (18.11 to 20.73)

Pooled

7.89 (7.83 to 7.94)

Time-loss

Australia

Esterman 2005

0.75 (0.00 to 2.24)

Ireland

Everard 2018

2.21 (1.39 to 3.03)

United Kingdom

Withnall 2006

3.13 to 4.81)