Table 1.
Sociodemographic data
| Variable | MA (n = 88) | CO (n = 247) | Comparison test statistics | df | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in yearsa | 31.1 ± 10.0 | 39.0 ± 13.2 | Z = − 4.81c | < 0.001 | |
| BMIa | 22.3 ± 2.6 | 23.1 ± 2.6 | Z = − 2.16c | 0.031 | |
| Genderb | 1 | 0.697 | |||
| Male | 55 (62.5%) | 152 (61.5%) | |||
| Female | 33 (37.5%) | 93 (38.5%) | |||
| Marital statusb | χ2 = 8.69d | 2 | 0.013 | ||
| Single | 68 (77.3%) | 154 (62.3%) | – | – | |
| Married/partnership | 19 (21.6%) | 73 (29.6%) | – | – | |
| Divorced/widowed | 1 (1.1%) | 20 (8.1%) | – | – | |
| Employmentb | χ2 = 8.39d | 2 | 0.015 | ||
| Full-/part-time employment | 53 (60.2%) | 185 (74.9%) | – | – | |
| Apprenticeship/study/vocational training | 30 (34.1%) | 47 (19.0%) | – | – | |
| Other | 5 (5.7%) | 15 (6.1%) | – | – | |
| Age participants started mountaineeringb | χ2 = 3.30d | 2 | 0.192 | ||
| < 10 years | 33 (37.5%) | 69 (28.0%) | – | – | |
| 10–30 years | 47 (53.4%) | 148 (60.2%) | – | – | |
| > 30 years | 7 (8.0%) | 29 (10.6%) | – | – | |
| Climbed peaks/weekb | χ2 = 31.48d | 2 | < 0.001 | ||
| 0–1 | 20 (22.7%) | 137 (55.5%) | – | – | |
| 2–3 | 57 (64.8%) | 80 (32.4%) | – | – | |
| > 3 | 11 (12.5%) | 30 (12.1%) | – | – | |
| Vertical metres/weekb | χ2 = 42.84d | 2 | < 0.001 | ||
| < 1000 | 6 (6.8%) | 112 (45.3%) | – | – | |
| 1000–3000 | 66 (75.0%) | 103 (41.7%) | – | – | |
| > 3000 | 16 (18.2%) | 32 (13.0%) | – | – | |
| Mountaineering during off-seasonb | χ2 = 13.21d | 1 | < 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 74 (84.1%) | 156 (63.2%) | – | – | |
| No | 14 (15.9%) | 91 (36.8%) | – | – | |
| Times mountaineering > 5000 m sea level | χ2 = 5.49d | 3 | 0.139 | ||
| 0 | 49 (55.7%) | 168 (68.0%) | – | – | |
| 1–3 | 23 (26.1%) | 54 (21.9%) | – | – | |
| 4–10 | 12 (13.6%) | 19 (7.7%) | – | – | |
| > 10 | 4 (4.5%) | 6 (2.4%) | – | – | |
| Mountaineering free days/weekb | χ2 = 22.71d | 2 | < 0.001 | ||
| 5–7 | 25 (28.4%) | 143 (57.9%) | – | – | |
| 3–4 | 42 (47.7%) | 72 (29.1%) | – | – | |
| 1–2 | 21 (23.9%) | 32 (13.0%) | – | – |
Results of socio-demographics as well as factors related to mountaineering activity
MA addiction to mountaineering, CO no addiction to mountaineering or general physical activity
aMean ± standard deviation
bAbsolute number (column per cent)
cMann–Whitney U Test
dChi-Square Test