Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants.
| Total Sample |
Competitive Elite Level |
Regional Level |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 667 (56.1) | 164 (52.1) | 503 (57.6) |
| Age | 15.92 (2.50) | 15.21 (2.12) | 16.18 (2.58) |
| Practicing days per week | 3.79 (1.45) | 4.73 (1.58) | 3.33 (1.12) |
| Practicing hours per session | 2.69 (1.21) | 3.28 (1.47) | 2.4 (0.93) |
| Sports | |||
| Team | 958 (80.6) | 120 (38.1) | 838 (96.0) |
| Volleyball | 312 (26.3) | 26 (8.3) | 286 (32.8) |
| Basketball | 284 (23.9) | 35 (11.1) | 249 (28.5) |
| Handball | 113 (9.5) | 43 (13.7) | 70 (8.0) |
| Field hockey | 97 (8.2) | 5 (1.6) | 92 (10.5) |
| Rugby | 58 (4.9) | - | 58 (6.6) |
| Football | 56 (4.7) | 6 (1.9) | 50 (5.7) |
| Futsal | 37 (3.1) | 5 (1.6) | 32 (3.7) |
| Cestoball | 1 (0.1) | - | 1 (0.1) |
| Individual | 230 (19.4) | 195 (61.9) | 35 (4.0) |
| Swimming | 33 (2.8) | 18 (5.7) | 15 (1.7) |
| Gymnastics | 29 (2.5) | 28 (8.8) | 1 (0.1) |
| Yachting | 24 (2.0) | 24 (7.6) | - |
| Canoeing | 18 (1.5) | 18 (5.7) | - |
| Triathlon | 13 (1.1) | 13 (4.1) | - |
| Taekwon-do | 12 (1.1) | 11 (3.5) | 1 (0.1) |
| Shooting | 12 (1.1) | 12 (3.8) | - |
| Figure skating | 11 (0.9) | 1 (0.3) | 10 (1.1) |
| Others | 78 (33.9) | 70 (22.2) | 8 (0.9) |
Note: Gender is expressed in males n (%), sports are expressed in n (%). Age, days and hours of practice are expressed in means (SD). Other sports were equestrian, tennis, boxing, golf, cycling, judo, fencing, pentathlon, archery, table tennis, windsurfing, athletics, rowing, etc.