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Table 1 Total hand and wrist injury rate by division and gender

From: Hand and wrist injuries among collegiate athletes vary with athlete division

Division

Injury rate/10,000 athlete exposuresa

95% CI

OR (between divisions)

95% CI

P value

All sports

 Division I

6.14

5.79

6.48

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Division II

4.17

3.75

4.59

0.62

0.61

0.63

 < 0.01

 Division III

5.25

4.93

5.57

0.79

0.78

0.80

 < 0.01

 All divisions

5.33

5.17

5.48

–

–

–

–

Men's sport

 Division I

7.05

6.62

7.49

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Division II

4.62

4.08

5.17

0.65

0.64

0.67

 < 0.01

 Division III

5.82

5.39

6.25

0.83

0.81

0.84

 < 0.01

 All Divisions

6.01

5.80

6.21

–

–

–

–

Womens sports

 Division I

4.47

3.90

5.04

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Division II

3.38

2.73

4.04

0.76

0.73

0.78

 < 0.01

 Division III

4.26

3.78

4.75

0.95

0.92

0.98

0.01

 All Divisions

4.13

3.88

4.37

–

–

–

–

  1. aAthlete exposure include practice and competition