Table 7. Comparative time-loss injury rates per 1,000 athlete-exposures (95% CI) in young and adult taekwondo athletes.
Sport/Study Men
(≥18 years)
Women
(≥18 years)
Jr. boys
(14-17 years)
Jr. girls
(14-17 years)
Boys
(11-13 years)
Girls
(11-13 years)
Taekwondo
This study 6.85
(1.78-11.92)
2.43
(2.33-7.19)
8.97
(2.76-15.19)
17.01
(6.47-27.55)
6.16
(2.13-10.19)
9.37
(2.88-15.86)
Koh et al. (2001) 33.56
(18.85-48.27)
14.22
(2.84-25.60)
-- -- -- --
Pieter & Bercades (1997) 25.64
(9.90-61.18)
23.81
(22.86-70.48)
0.00 0.00 5.56
(5.33-16.45)
26.32
(25.26-77.90)
Pieter et al. (2004) 20.41
(0.41-40.41)
21.74
(0.44-43.04)
-- -- -- --
Pieter et al. (1995) 27.13
(7.03-47.23)
8.77
(8.42-25.96)
-- -- -- --
Pieter & Lufting (1994) 22.90
(9.94-35.86)
9.68
(1.27-20.63)
-- -- -- --
Pieter & Zemper (1997c) -- -- 25.54
(21.52-29.56)
29.91
(21.27-38.55)
-- --
Pieter & Zemper (1999) 33.45
(27.31-39.59)
23.03
(15.71-30.35)
-- -- --
Zemper & Pieter (1989) 23.58
(5.09-42.07)
13.51
(1.78-28.80)
-- -- -- --
Karate
Dah & Djessou (1989) 1.98
(1.91-5.87)
-- -- -- -- --
Pieter (1997) -- -- 2.63
(1.01-6.27)
0.00 -- --
Pieter & Kim (2005) 11.32
(4.92-17.73)
2.44
(2.34-7.22)
-- -- -- --
Tuominen (1995) 5.77
(0.76-12.30)
8.93
(8.57-26.43)
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