Table 1 Univariate findings among all age pickleball injuries
Variable Value | Unweighted Count | Weighted Count | Weighted Variable Proportion | Lower 95% CI Limit of Weighted Count | Upper 95% CI Limit of Weighted Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age Group (years) | |||||
0–39 | 29 | 1249 | 3.7% | 775 | 2012 |
40–49 | 17 | 805 | 2.4% | 445 | 1459 |
50–59 | 48 | 2779 | 8.2% | 1630 | 4737 |
60–69 | 234 | 15,738 | 46.5% | 10,317 | 24,007 |
70–79 | 171 | 11,804 | 34.9% | 7802 | 17,859 |
80+ | 24 | 1442 | 4.3% | 748 | 2780 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 265 | 17,500 | 51.7% | 11,677 | 26,226 |
Female | 258 | 16,318 | 48.3% | 11,092 | 24,006 |
Treatment Year | |||||
2010 | 8 | 462 | 1.4% | 299 | 715 |
2011 | 7 | 389 | 1.2% | 136 | 1110 |
2012 | 4 | 171 | 0.5% | 33 | 872 |
2013 | 12 | 611 | 1.8% | 107 | 3476 |
2014 | 22 | 1227 | 3.6% | 731 | 2060 |
2015 | 54 | 3764 | 11.1% | 1698 | 8340 |
2016 | 67 | 4888 | 14.5% | 2560 | 9333 |
2017 | 85 | 5578 | 16.5% | 2311 | 13,462 |
2018 | 116 | 7314 | 21.6% | 3043 | 17,577 |
2019 | 148 | 9414 | 27.8% | 3513 | 25,226 |
Treatment Month | |||||
Jan | 64 | 4292 | 12.7% | 2766 | 6660 |
Feb | 68 | 4619 | 13.7% | 2671 | 7989 |
Mar | 75 | 5517 | 16.3% | 3267 | 9319 |
Apr | 51 | 3380 | 10.0% | 2036 | 5610 |
May | 37 | 2190 | 6.5% | 1493 | 3213 |
Jun | 23 | 1389 | 4.1% | 792 | 2436 |
Jul | 27 | 1336 | 4.0% | 730 | 2444 |
Aug | 22 | 1289 | 3.8% | 789 | 2106 |
Sep | 22 | 1232 | 3.6% | 711 | 2135 |
Oct | 33 | 1913 | 5.7% | 1028 | 3558 |
Nov | 46 | 3178 | 9.4% | 1909 | 5291 |
Dec | 55 | 3482 | 10.3% | 2218 | 5467 |
Disposition Group | |||||
Released | 481 | 31,430 | 92.9% | 21,454 | 46,045 |
Hospitalized | 42 | 2387 | 7.1% | 1333 | 4277 |
Primary Mechanism | |||||
Slip/Trip/Fall/Dive | 318 | 21,415 | 63.3% | 13,892 | 33,012 |
Other mechanism | 119 | 7647 | 22.6% | 4879 | 11,985 |
Undetermined/unknown | 39 | 1968 | 5.8% | 1393 | 2781 |
Hit object | 18 | 1138 | 3.4% | 680 | 1903 |
Heat-related illness | 9 | 750 | 2.2% | 324 | 1735 |
Hit with racquet/paddle | 10 | 513 | 1.5% | 250 | 1054 |
Hit player | 4 | 253 | 0.7% | 87 | 740 |
Hit with ball | 6 | 133 | 0.4% | 47 | 377 |
Diagnosis | |||||
Strain, sprain | 170 | 11,212 | 33.2% | 6897 | 18,228 |
Fracture | 150 | 9497 | 28.1% | 6313 | 14,289 |
Contusions, abrasions | 55 | 3589 | 10.6% | 2285 | 5638 |
Internal injury | 51 | 3220 | 9.5% | 1890 | 5486 |
Other | 47 | 3007 | 8.9% | 1951 | 4635 |
Laceration | 27 | 1736 | 5.1% | 1110 | 2715 |
Dislocation | 15 | 1016 | 3.0% | 584 | 1769 |
Concussion | 3 | 270 | 0.8% | 87 | 843 |
Hematoma | 5 | 268 | 0.8% | 98 | 732 |
Body Region | |||||
Upper extremity | 172 | 11,305 | 33.4% | 7491 | 17,062 |
Lower extremity | 156 | 9919 | 29.3% | 6344 | 15,508 |
Head/neck | 103 | 6369 | 18.8% | 4420 | 9178 |
Trunk | 82 | 5455 | 16.1% | 3510 | 8477 |
All of body | 10 | 769 | 2.3% | 339 | 1744 |
Body Part | |||||
Wrist | 67 | 4458 | 13.2% | 2556 | 7774 |
Lower leg | 65 | 4368 | 12.9% | 2522 | 7566 |
Head | 63 | 4038 | 11.9% | 2607 | 6255 |
Lower trunk | 57 | 3923 | 11.6% | 2521 | 6103 |
Ankle | 35 | 2052 | 6.1% | 1247 | 3377 |
Knee | 33 | 1989 | 5.9% | 1143 | 3460 |
Shoulder | 27 | 1814 | 5.4% | 1048 | 3141 |
Upper trunk | 24 | 1517 | 4.5% | 863 | 2667 |
Finger | 21 | 1399 | 4.1% | 912 | 2145 |
Face | 21 | 1194 | 3.5% | 774 | 1843 |
Upper arm | 17 | 1056 | 3.1% | 499 | 2231 |
Elbow | 14 | 990 | 2.9% | 548 | 1790 |
Lower arm | 16 | 957 | 2.8% | 504 | 1818 |
Foot | 14 | 934 | 2.8% | 453 | 1927 |
All of body | 10 | 769 | 2.3% | 339 | 1744 |
Hand | 10 | 632 | 1.9% | 325 | 1230 |
Neck | 10 | 626 | 1.9% | 332 | 1178 |
Upper leg | 8 | 495 | 1.5% | 246 | 997 |
Mouth | 3 | 264 | 0.8% | 85 | 819 |
Eyeball | 5 | 232 | 0.7% | 60 | 888 |
Toe | 1 | 81 | 0.2% | 11 | 574 |
Ear | 1 | 16 | 0.0% | 2 | 114 |
Pubic region | 1 | 16 | 0.0% | 2 | 111 |
Weekend | |||||
Weekday injury | 391 | 25,283 | 74.8% | 17,080 | 37,424 |
Weekend injury | 132 | 8534 | 25.2% | 5694 | 12,792 |
Eye Injury | |||||
Non-eye injury | 517 | 33,569 | 99.3% | 22,749 | 49,536 |
Eye injury | 6 | 248 | 0.7% | 70 | 875 |
Location Group | |||||
School, sports, and public | 431 | 28,505 | 84.3% | 17,895 | 45,406 |
Other | 92 | 5312 | 15.7% | 3204 | 8806 |