Table 3.
Absolute and relative distribution of age, body mass, height and body mass index (BMI) according to mechanism of injury
|
Variables |
Characteristic |
Mechanism of injury |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct contact | Contactless | Overuse | ||
|
Age |
Younger
1
|
19 (52.8) |
11 (30.5) |
6 (16.7) |
|
Older
2
|
42 (47.8)* |
37 (42.0)* |
9 (10.2) |
|
|
Body mass |
Lighter
3
|
27 (50.0)* |
21 (38.9)* |
6 (11.1) |
|
Heavier
4
|
34 (48.6)* |
27 (38.6)* |
9 (12.8) |
|
|
Height |
Short
5
|
27 (50.9)* |
22 (41.6)* |
4 (7.5) |
|
Tall
6
|
34 (47.9)* |
26 (36.6) |
11 (15.5) |
|
|
BMI |
Less BMI
7
|
30 (55.6)* |
19 (35.2)* |
5 (9.2) |
| More BMI 8 | 31 (44.2)* | 29 (41.5)* | 10 (14.3) | |
1 cutoff point of lower bound of confidence interval (CI) (< 15.29 years) obtained from participants for age variable; 2 cutoff point for upper bound of CI (≥15.29 years) obtained from participants for age variable; 3 cutoff point of lower bound of CI (< 64.28 kg) obtained from participants for body mass variable; 4 cutoff point for upper bound of CI (≥64.28 kg) obtained from participants for body mass variable; 5 cutoff point of lower bound of CI (< 1.72 m) obtained from participants for height variable; 6 cutoff point for upper bound of CI (≥1.72 m) obtained from participants for height variable; 7 cutoff point of lower bound of CI (< 21.28 kg · m -2 ) obtained from participants for BMI variable; 8 cutoff point for upper bound of CI (≥21.28 kg · m -2 ) obtained from participants for BMI variable; *Significant difference in relation overuse (p < 0.05).