Table 6. IRs among different demographic categories. Age categories are expressed according to FITRI rules (Federazione Italiana Triathlon, 2020) (J: Junior; Ms; Master; P: Professional).
Category |
N. injuries/ race starters |
IR x 1000 race-starters |
IR ratio |
J/S1 (18-24) |
9/154 |
58.4 |
1.6 |
S2 (25-29) |
23/641 |
35.9 |
1 |
S3 (30-34) |
52/1308 |
39.8 |
1.11 |
S4 (35-39) |
55/1692 |
32.5 |
0.91 |
Ms1 (40-44) |
77/2142 |
35.9 |
1 |
Ms2 (45-49) |
60/2088 |
28.7 |
0.8 |
Ms3 (50-54) |
47/1505 |
31.2 |
0.87 |
Ms4 (55-59) |
21/665 |
31.6 |
0.88 |
Ms5 (60-64) |
7/221 |
31.7 |
0.88 |
Ms6 (65-69) |
1/61 |
16.4 |
0.46 |
Ms7 (70-84) |
0/25 |
0 |
0 |
P |
5/151 |
33.1 |
0.92 |
Gender M |
287/9165 |
31.3 |
1 |
F |
70/1488 |
47 |
1.5 |
Race Distance |
Long distance |
332/7435 |
44.7 |
1 |
Olympic/Middle distance |
25/3218 |
7.8 |
0.17 |