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Table 4 The most commonly reported activities causing minor injury in female, when compared to male australian soldiers

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

Activity

Female

Male

IRR [95% CI]

Physical Training

607 (7.13, 34.4%)

2025 (4.01, 29.5%)

1.78 [1.63–1.94]

Combat Training

259 (3.04, 14.7%)

1325 (2.62, 19.3%)

1.16 [1.02–1.32]

Sport

123 (1.45, 7.0%)

694 (1.37, 10.1%)

1.05 [0.87–1.27]

Walking

72 (0.85, 4.1%)

181 (0.36, 2.6%)

2.36 [1.80–3.10]

General Duties

55 (0.65, 3.1%)

152 (0.30, 2.2%)

2.15 [1.58–2.92]

Collated othersa

650 (7.64, 36.8%)

2493 (4.93, 36.3%)

1.55 [1.42–1.68]

TOTAL

1766 (100%)

6870 (100%)

 
  1. acollated others < 50 injuries for females, < 90 injuries for males. Results reported as number of injuries (injuries/100 soldiers/year, % of all injuries) IRR reference group = males