Incidence of suicide by patient demographics
| Demographics | Suicide cases n (%) | Incidence rate (athlete-years) | 95% CI |
| Total | 128 (100) | 1:71 145 | (1:62 058 to 1:88 328) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 98 (77) | 1:52 637 | (1:18 569 to 1:79 134) |
| Female | 30 (23) | 1:131 603 | (1:40 188 to 1:534 362) |
| Race | |||
| White | 91 (59) | 1:68 844 | (1:56 078 to 1:84 516) |
| Black | 27 (21) | 1:52 418 | (1:36 027 to 1:76 267) |
| NCAA division | |||
| Division I | 58 (45) | 1:59 777 | (1:46 246 to 1:77 268) |
| Division II | 38 (30) | 1:55 599 | (1:40 510 to 1:76 308) |
| Division III | 32 (25) | 1:110 206 | (1:78 068 to 1:155 573) |
| Primary sport | |||
| American football | 34 (27) | 1:40 145 | (1:28 730 to 1:56 097) |
| Basketball | 12 (9) | 1:55 896 | (1:31 976 to 1:97 709) |
| Male | 9 (7) | 1:39 329 | (1:20 692 to 1:74 753) |
| Female | 3 (2) | 1:105 596 | (1:35 913 to 1:310 493) |
| Track and field* | 21 (16) | 1:49 493 | (1:32 373 to 1:75 667) |
| Male | 16 (13) | 1:32 560 | (1:20 043 to 1:52 894) |
| Female | 5 (4) | 1:103 681 | (1:44 287 to 1:242 732) |
| Soccer | 12 (9) | 1:79 954 | (1:45 739 to 1:139 764) |
| Male | 8 (6) | 1:57 143 | (1:28 956 to 1:112 769) |
| Female | 4 (3) | 1:125 576 | (1:44 444 to 1:293 884) |
| Cross-country | 11 (9) | 1:51 038 | (1:28 500 to 1:91 400) |
| Male | 9 (7) | 1:29 815 | (1:15 687 to 1:56 669) |
| Female | 2 (2) | 1:146 542 | (1:40 188 to 1:534 362) |
| Baseball | 8 (6) | 1:81 078 | (1:41 085 to 1:160 004) |
| Swimming | 7 (6) | 1:60 157 | (1:29 141 to 1:124 186) |
| Male | 4 (3) | 1:44 994 | (1:17 498 to 1:115 700) |
| Female | 3 (2) | 1:80 375 | (1:27 335 to 1:236 335) |
Sports with ≥5 suicide cases were reported.
*Of the track and field athletes, 11 were distance runners competing in track and field and cross-country so are also counted in the cross-country section.
NCAA, National Collegiate Athletic Association.