Table 1. Characteristics of the study participants.
| Total respondents (n = 358) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± Standard deviation (range) | Number (%) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Males | - | 202 (56.4) | <0.001 |
| Females | - | 156 (43.6) | |
| Age (year) | 14.3 ± 2.5 (13–18) | - | |
| Self-reported weight (Kg) | 63.6 ± 14.2 (35–100) | 324 (90.5) | |
| Self-reported height (cm) | 166.9 ± 11.1 (145–198) | 311(86.9) | |
| Body mass index (BMI) (Kg/m²) | 23.02 ± 3.3 (16.7–32.1) | 289 (80.7) | |
| Lean (less than 20 kg/m2) | - | 61(21.1) | <0.001 |
| Normal weight (20–25 kg/m2) | - | 171(59.2) | |
| Overweight (25–30 kg/m2) or obese (> 30 kg/m2) | - | 57(19.7) | |
| Sport category | |||
| 1. Ball games | 131(36.6) | <0.001 | |
| Football | - | 83(23.2) | |
| Basketball | - | 21(5.9) | |
| Volleyball | 27(7.5) | ||
| 2. Endurance | 129 (36) | ||
| Swimming | - | 77 (21.5) | |
| Distance running | - | 45 (12.5) | |
| Cycling | 7 (2) | ||
| 3. Weight class | - | 104 (29) | |
| Wrestling | - | 35 (9.8) | |
| Boxing | - | 23 (6.4) | |
| Kickboxing | - | 37 (10.3) | |
| Olympic weightlifting | - | 9 (2.5) | |
| 4. Anti-gravity | 20 (5.6) | ||
| Practice durationᵃ (year) | 4.6 ± 2.6 (0.5–12) | - | |
| Training/ week ᵃ (days) | 4.97 ± 1.1 (2–7) | - | |
| Training/ week ᵃ (hours) | 4.8 ± 1.2 (4–10) | - | |