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Table 2 Univariate findings among senior pickleball and tennis injuries (weighted)

From: Non-fatal senior pickleball and tennis-related injuries treated in United States emergency departments, 2010–2019

Characteristics

Senior Pickleball

Weighted Count (95% CI)

Senior Pickleball Variable Proportion

Senior Tennis Weighted Count (95% CI)

Senior Tennis Variable Proportion

Age Group (years)

 60–69

15,738 (10,361-23,905)

54.3%

29,054 (21,987-38,392)

49.4%

 70–79

11,804 (7841-17,771)

40.7%

22,391 (16,819-29,809)

38.1%

 80+

1442 (749–2778)

5.0%

7391 (5434-10,053)

12.6%

Sex

 Male

15,588 (10,354-23,467)

53.8%

35,102 (26,953-45,716)

59.7%

 Female

13,396 (8899-20,166)

46.2%

23,734 (17,402-32,369)

40.3%

Treatment Year

 2010

353 (241–517)

1.2%

5587 (2761-11,306)

9.5%

 2011

289 (114–735)

1.0%

4434 (1844-10,663)

7.5%

 2012

171 (33–872)

0.6%

6237 (3004-12,949)

10.6%

 2013

596 (101–3521)

2.1%

4733 (2063-10,858)

8.0%

 2014

916 (516–1628)

3.2%

5298 (2376-11,814)

9.0%

 2015

3220 (1447-7166)

11.1%

7189 (2948-17,528)

12.2%

 2016

4014 (1927-8360)

13.8%

6425 (2772-14,895)

10.9%

 2017

4892 (2023-11,831)

16.9%

6473 (2824-14,836)

11.0%

 2018

6301 (2725-14,566)

21.7%

5703 (2277-14,279)

9.7%

 2019

8232 (2983-22,715)

28.4%

6757 (2554-17,875)

11.5%

Treatment Month

 Jan

3896 (2486-6105)

13.4%

5021 (3271-7706)

8.5%

 Feb

4154 (2448-7051)

14.3%

8671 (5781-13,006)

14.7%

 Mar

4669 (2643-8246)

16.1%

6069 (4045-9107)

10.3%

 Apr

2853 (1677-4851)

9.8%

4545 (3236-6383)

7.7%

 May

1632 (1027-2592)

5.6%

3605 (2624-4952)

6.1%

 Jun

1291 (748–2230)

4.5%

4083 (3012-5535)

6.9%

 Jul

990 (494–1986)

3.4%

4201 (3056-5776)

7.1%

 Aug

1069 (604–1890)

3.7%

4165 (3181-5453)

7.1%

 Sep

998 (572–1740)

3.4%

2926 (2165-3954)

5.0%

 Oct

1830 (962–3483)

6.3%

4992 (3573-6975)

8.5%

 Nov

2651 (1509-4657)

9.1%

5236 (3531-7764)

8.9%

 Dec

2952 (2020-4313)

10.2%

5323 (3445-8224)

9.0%

Disposition Group

 Released

26,839 (18,069-39,865)

92.6%

52,163 (39,608-68,697)

88.7%

 Hospitalized

2145 (1212-3797)

7.4%

6382 (4493-9065)

10.8%

 Other

0 (NA-NA)

0.0%

291 (104–814)

0.5%

Primary Mechanism

 Slip/Trip/Fall/Dive

19,384 (12,516-30,020)

66.9%

34,742 (26,270-45,946)

59.0%

 Other mechanism

6057 (3822-9601)

20.9%

12,855 (9310-17,750)

21.8%

 Undetermined/unknown

1504 (983–2301)

5.2%

4870 (3611-6567)

8.3%

 Hit object

957 (541–1694)

3.3%

893 (535–1490)

1.5%

 Heat-related illness

750 (324–1735)

2.6%

2931 (1633-5259)

5.0%

 Hit with racquet/paddle

168 (47–606)

0.6%

882 (513–1517)

1.5%

 Hit player

94 (17–504)

0.3%

402 (169–954)

0.7%

 Hit with ball

70 (14–345)

0.2%

1262 (758–2102)

2.1%

Primary Diagnosis

 Strain, sprain

8991 (5403-14,961)

31.0%

15,336 (11,075-21,238)

26.1%

 Fracture

8797 (5816-13,307)

30.4%

13,834 (10,245-18,679)

23.5%

 Contusions, abrasions

3205 (2029-5062)

11.1%

5748 (3959-8347)

9.8%

 Internal injury

2599 (1413-4784)

9.0%

6465 (4816-8678)

11.0%

 Other

2508 (1552-4052)

8.7%

8613 (6084-12,194)

14.6%

 Laceration

1449 (884–2375)

5.0%

5084 (3624-7133)

8.6%

 Dislocation

897 (500–1611)

3.1%

1495 (917–2436)

2.5%

 Concussion

270 (87–843)

0.9%

835 (446–1562)

1.4%

 Hematoma

268 (98–732)

0.9%

591 (15–403)

1.0%

 Avulsion

0 (NA-NA)

0.0%

246 (85–713)

0.4%

 Dental injury

0 (NA-NA)

0.0%

16 (2–114)

0.1%

 Derma/conjunct

0 (NA-NA)

0.0%

76 (11–537)

0.1%

 Hemorrhage

0 (NA-NA)

0.0%

78 (286–1220)

0.1%

 Nerve damage

0 (NA-NA)

0.0%

388 (138–1092)

0.7%

 Poisoning

0 (NA-NA)

0.0%

31 (8–123)

0.1%

Body Region

 Upper extremity

10,145 (6571-15,662)

35.0%

19,207 (14,649-25,184)

32.7%

 Lower extremity

8005 (5149-12,445)

27.6%

13,102 (9488-18,093)

22.3%

 Head/neck

5258 (3529-7833)

18.1%

13,727 (10,722-17,572)

23.3%

 Trunk

4827 (3081-7561)

16.7%

9756 (7012-13,575)

16.6%

 All of body

750 (324–1735)

2.6%

3028 (1700-5393)

5.1%

Eye Injury

 Non-eye injury

28,825 (19,333-42,979)

99.5%

58,000 (44,150-76,196)

98.6%

 Eye injury

159 (48–522)

0.5%

835 (486–1435)

1.4%