Table 5. Statistics results of injury in elite Korean aquatic athletes.
Injury Frequency and Proportion (%)
Level I Level II Level III df chi-square p value
Men 231 (58.8) 75 (19.1) 87 (22.1) 2 7.992 0.018
Women 224 (55.4) 58 (14.4) 122 (30.2)
Swimming 164 (64.3) 45 (17.6) 46 (18.0) 6 31.306 <0.001
Diving 81 (46.0) 25 (14.2) 70 (39.8)
Water polo 111 (55.0) 43 (21.3) 48 (23.8)
Artistic Swimming 99 (60.4) 20 (12.2) 45 (27.4)
Men
Swimming 81 (69.8) 19 (16.4) 16 (13.8) 4 10.932 0.27
Diving 39 (52.0) 13 (17.3) 23 (30.7)
Water polo 111 (55.0) 43 (21.3) 48 (23.8)
Women
Swimming 83 (59.7) 26 (18.7) 30 (21.6) 4 20.224 <0.000
Diving 42 (41.6) 12 (11.9) 47 (46.5)
Artistic Swimming 99 (60.4) 20 (12.2) 45 (27.4)
Swimming
Head and neck 20 (90.9) 1 (4.5) 1 (4.5) 6 15.206 0.019
Upper extremity 45 (59.2) 10 (13.2) 21 (27.6)
Trunk 48 (66.7) 13 (18.1) 11 (15.3)
Lower extremity 51 (60.0) 21 (24.7) 13 (15.3)
Diving
Head and neck 5 (38.5) 2 (15.4) 6 (46.2) 6 14.559 0.024
Upper extremity 23 (45.1) 5 (9.8) 23 (45.1)
Trunk 22 (40.7) 4 (7.4) 28 (51.9)
Lower extremity 31 (53.4) 14 (24.1) 13 (22.4)