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. 2024 Jun 6;19(6):e0305284. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305284

Correction: The Masters athlete in Olympic weightlifting: Training, lifestyle, health challenges, and gender differences

Marianne Huebner, David Meltzer, Wenjuan Ma, Holly Arrow
PMCID: PMC11156275  PMID: 38843232

There is an error in Table 1. The values in the category “Income” are incomplete. Please see the correct Table 1 below.

Table 1. Demographics by gender.

Women
(n = 521)
Men
(n = 437)
Total
(n = 958)
Age, median (range) 44 (34–75) 46 (34–87) 45 (34–87)
Age groups, n(%)
35–39 159 (30.5%) 116 (26.5%) 275 (28.7%)
40–44 111 (21.3%) 68 (15.6%) 179 (18.7%)
45–49 74 (14.2%) 79 (18.1%) 153 (16.0%)
50–54 77 (14.8%) 50 (11.4%) 127 (13.3%)
55–59 49 (9.4%) 39 (8.9%) 88 (9.2%)
60–64 35 (6.7%) 29 (6.6%) 64 (6.7%)
65–69 11 (2.1%) 22 (5.0%) 33 (3.4%)
70–74 4 (0.8%) 18 (4.1%) 22 (2.3%)
75–79 1 (0.2%) 10 (2.3%) 11 (1.1%)
80+ 0 (0.0%) 6 (1.4%) 6 (0.6%)
Marital Status, n(%)
Married 339 (65.6%) 343 (78.7%) 682 (71.6%)
Divorced/widowed/separated 74 (14.4%) 35 (8.0%) 109 (11.4%)
Not married 104 (20.1%) 58 (13.3%) 162 (17.0%)
missing 4 1 5
Race, n(%)
White/Caucasian 425 (82.5%) 369 (85.6%) 794 (83.9%)
Black or African American 19 (3.7%) 10 (2.3%) 29 (3.1%)
Asian 25 (4.9%) 20 (4.6%) 45 (4.8%)
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 6 (1.2%) 5 (1.2%) 11 (1.2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 2 (0.2%)
Multiple + other 39 (7.5%) 26 (5.9%) 65 (6.8%)
Missing/Decline to answer 6 6 12
Hispanic, yes (%) 46 (8.9%) 34 (7.8%) 80 (8.4%)
Missing/Decline to answer 3 2 5
Income, n(%)
<$100,000 165 (33.7%) 131 (31.4%) 296 (32.7%)
$100,000-$149,000 110 (22.5%) 110 (26.3%) 220 (24.3%)
$150,000 - $200,000 73 (14.9%) 71 (17.0%) 144 (15.9%)
>$200,000 99 (20.2%) 87 (20.8%) 186 (20.5%)
Decline to Answer 42 (8.6%) 19 (4.5%) 61 (6.7%)
Missing 32 19 51
Employment, n(%)
Full-time 409 (78.7%) 359 (82.5%) 768 (80.4%)
Part-time 67 (12.9%) 26 (6.0%) 93 (9.7%)
Retired 28 (5.4%) 41 (9.4%) 69 (7.2%)
Unemployed 16 (3.1%) 9 (2.1%) 25 (2.6%)
Missing/Decline to answer 1 2 3
Education, n(%)
High school/GED or less 14 (2.6%) 17 (3.9%) 31 (3.2%)
Some college 64 (12.3%) 79 (18.1%) 143 (14.9%)
College degree 165 (31.7%) 162 (37.1%) 327 (34.1%)
Some graduate school 35 (6.7%) 20 (4.6%) 55 (5.7%)
Graduate school 243 (46.6%) 159 (36.4%) 402 (42.0%)

Reference

  • 1.Huebner M, Meltzer D, Ma W, Arrow H (2020) The Masters athlete in Olympic weightlifting: Training, lifestyle, health challenges, and gender differences. PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243652. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243652 [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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