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Table 3 The number of injured players

From: The prevalence of non-contact muscle injuries of the lower limb in professional soccer players who perform Salah regularly: a retrospective cohort study

 

Salah group (n = 34)

Control group (n = 34)

p value

Total injuries

 Total injured players, n (%)

21 (62)

20 (59)

> 0.9999

 One injury, n (%)

16 (47)

7 (21)

0.0392

 Two injuries, n (%)

4 (12)

8 (24)

0.3405

 Three or more injuries, n (%)

1 (3)

5 (15)

0.1974

Hamstring muscle injuries

 Total injured players, n (%)

2 (6)

11 (32)

0.0115

 One injury, n (%)

3 (9)

9 (26)

0.1092

 Two injuries, n (%)

0

1 (3)

> 0.9999

 Three or more injuries, n (%)

0

1 (3)

> 0.9999

Other muscle injuries

 Total injured players, n (%)

11 (32)

17 (44)

0.2177

 One injury, n (%)

11 (32)

9 (26)

0.7906

 Two injuries, n (%)

0

5 (15)

0.0534

 Three or more injuries, n (%)

0

2 (6)

0.4925

Non-muscle injuries

 Total injured players, n (%)

13 (38)

10 (29)

0.6088

 One injury, n (%)

11 (32)

8 (24)

0.5896

 Two injuries, n (%)

1 (3)

2 (6)

> 0.9999

 Three or more injuries, n (%)

1 (3)

0

> 0.9999