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Table 1 The most commonly reported body locations of minor injury in female, when compared to male australian soldiers

From: A profile of injuries suffered by female soldiers serving in the Australian Army

Location

Female

Male

IRR [95% CI]

Ankle

255 (3.00, 14.4%)

856 (1.69, 12.5%)

1.77 [1.54–2.03]

Knee

190 (2.23, 10.8%)

878 (1.74, 12.8%)

1.28 [1.10–1.50]

Low Back

122 (2.60 6.9%)

596 (1.18, 8.7%)

2.20 [1.81–2.67]

Foot

101 (1.19, 5.7%)

218 (0.43, 3.2%)

2.75 [2.17–3.48]

Shoulder

101 (1.19, 5.7%)

535 (1.06, 7.8%)

1.12 [0.91–1.38]

Collated othersa

997 (11.71, 56.5%)

3787 (7.50, 55.1%)

1.56 [1.46–1.67]

TOTAL

1766 (100%)

6870 (100%)

1.53 [1.46–1.60]

  1. acollated others < 90 injuries for females, < 213 injuries for males. Results reported as number of injuries (injuries/100 soldiers/year, % of injuries) IRR reference group = males