Table 2. Injuries and injury rates between men and women in four different sports during the past twelve-month period. CC skiing Swimming LD running Soccer Total ♂ (n = 62) ♀ (n =87) ♂ (n= 71) ♀ (n 83) ♂ (n = 67) ♀ (n = 76) ♂ (n = 62) ♀ (n = 66) ♂ (n = 262) ♀ (n = 12) Acute injuries No of injuries (n) 24 41 54 39 36 31 111 96 225 207 No of injured athletes n (%) 16 (26) 25 (29) 27 (38) 22 (27) 21 (31) 20 (26) 52 (84) 42 (64)* 116 (44) 109 (35)†  No of injured athletes with two or more injuries n (%) 5 (31) 10 (40) 14 (52) 10 (46) 10 (48) 8 (40) 32 (62) 31 (74) 61 (53) 59 (55) Injuries per 1000 exposure hours (n/1000h) 0.57 0.85 0.95 1.24 1.19 0.85 3.64 3.11 1.53 1.43 Overuse injuries No of injuries (n) 45 65 55 62 66 59 34 47 200 233 No of injured athletes n (%) 30 (48) 44 (51) 36 (51) 43 (52) 46 (69) 39 (51)‡ 24 (39) 30 (46) 136 (52) 156 (50) No of injured athletes with two or more injuries n (%) 13 (43) 16 (36) 12 (33) 16 (37) 16 (35) 16 (41) 5 (21) 10 (33) 46 (34) 58 (37) Injuries per 1000 exposure hours (n/1000h) 1.19 1.46 0.97 1.92 1.89 1.48 1.18 2.14 1.31 1.73 All injuries No of injuries (n) 69 106 109 101 102 90 145 143 425 440 No of injured athletes n (%) 35 (57) 58 (67) 45 (63) 54 (65) 55 (82) 52 (68) 57 (92) 52 (79)§ 192 (73) 216 (69) No of injured athletes with two or more injuries n (%) 22 (63) 30 (52) 26 (58) 26 (48) 29 (53) 27 (52) 42 (74) 40 (77) 119 (62) 123 (57) Injuries per 1000 exposure hours (n/1000h) 1.77 2.33 1.94 3.25 3.15 2.45 4.90 5.32 2.89 3.25 * Proportion of injured athletes with acute injuries was higher in male soccer players than in female players (p < 0.01). †  Proportion of injured athletes with acute injuries was higher in male athletes than in female counterparts (p < 0.05). ‡ Proportion of injured athletes with overuse injuries was higher in male long-distance runners than female runners (p < 0.05). § Proportion of injured athletes with all injuries was higher in male soccer players than in female players (p < 0.05).