Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of German-speaking national snowboard teams.
| Characteristics | Race (n=21; 44 injuries) | Freestyle (n=8; 25 injuries) | Snowboardcross (n=9; 30 injuries) | Active professionals (n=39; 99 injuries) | Retired professionals (n=19; 57 injuries) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (in years) | 25.6 | 18.6 | 24.0 | 22.2 | 34.5 |
| Sex (male/female) (total numbers) | 12/9 | 5/3 | 5/4 | 22/16 | 14/5 |
| Snowboarding experience (in years) | 16.7 | 10.1 | 16.1 | 13.6 | 20.7 |
| Professional experience (in years) | 8.5 | 4.8 | 7 | 6.4 | 7.5 |
| Boots (soft/hard) (total numbers) | 4/40 | 25/0 | 30/0 | 59/40 | 19/38 |
| Protectors (in %) | 70%* | 36%* | 93% | 74% | 37%* |
| Activity when injured (contest/training/freeride/ns) (total numbers) | 12/24/2/6 | 8/13/4/0 | 13/11/1/5 | 33/48/7/11 | 16/30/2/9 |
| Treatment (operative/conservative) (total numbers) | 14/30 | 8/17 | 12/18 | 34/65 | 17/39 |
| Days off (in days) | 35.5 | 46.7 | 51.0 | 43.0 | 79.1* |
| Equal level of success after injury (total numbers) | 21/21 | 8/8 | 10/10 | 39/39 | 13/19* |
| Return to sports (total numbers) | 21/21 | 8/8 | 10/10 | 22/22 | 17/19 |
| Daily life impairment (total numbers) | 7/21 | 2/8 | 4/5 | 13/34 | 10/19 |
| Year since retirement (in years) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 |
| Retirement due to injury (total numbers) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5/19 |
Notes: NA, not applicable;
*
P≤0.05.