Table 2. Overview of responses to questions concerning back pain.
| N | Age (years) | Height (cm) | Weight (kg) |
TV (h) |
LT-P (%) |
12-m P (%) |
3-m P (%) |
7-d P (%) |
worst pain intensitya | average pain intensitya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Controls All athletes |
166 1114 |
21.2 20.9 |
180.0 176.5 |
74.0 71 |
10.8 18.2 |
80.7 88.5 |
70.0 81.1 |
59.0 68.3 |
42.8 49.0 |
3.0 3.8 |
1.8 2.4 |
| Archery | 7 | 19.6 | 178.1 | 72.1 | 20.4 | 85.7 | 85.7 | 85.7 | 85.7 | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| Badminton | 10 | 20.4 | 172 | 64.3 | 24.4 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 60.0 | 70.0 | 5.5 | 3.5 |
| Basketball | 21 | 19.2 | 184.6 | 77.0 | 15.5 | 90.5 | 90.5 | 76.2 | 66.7 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Beachvolleyball | 10 | 22.3 | 189.2 | 77.9 | 19.2 | 90.0 | 80.0 | 70.0 | 60.0 | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| Bobsleigh | 7 | 24 | 177.9 | 82.7 | 24.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 85.7 | 57.1 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
| Boxing | 7 | 23.6 | 173.6 | 70.8 | 21.8 | 71.4 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| Canoe | 33 | 22.5 | 177.6 | 73.8 | 19.8 | 93.9 | 84.8 | 66.7 | 54.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 |
| Curling | 12 | 26.4 | 177.6 | 80.2 | 14.4 | 91.7 | 91.7 | 58.3 | 41.7 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| Cycling | 29 | 20.1 | 176.1 | 68.4 | 18.9 | 86.2 | 82.8 | 72.4 | 55.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 |
| Dancing | 22 | 22.5 | 176.7 | 66.2 | 15.7 | 95.5 | 90.9 | 77.3 | 59.1 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Diving | 10 | 20.3 | 174.4 | 70.5 | 25.5 | 100.0 | 80.0 | 70.0 | 40.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| Fencing | 23 | 22.1 | 177.3 | 70.0 | 20.2 | 100.0 | 95.7 | 78.3 | 34.8 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
| Figure skating | 15 | 18.7 | 168.4 | 60.3 | 20.2 | 93.3 | 80.0 | 86.7 | 66.7 | 5.0 | 3.4 |
| Golf | 1 | 31.0 | 160.0 | 58.0 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Gymnastics | 32 | 17.3 | 165.6 | 55.6 | 23.7 | 93.8 | 87.5 | 68.8 | 46.9 | 5.2 | 3.3 |
| Handball | 31 | 18.5 | 177.2 | 72.0 | 13.9 | 83.9 | 83.9 | 64.2 | 35.5 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
| Hockey | 116 | 19.9 | 173.1 | 66.0 | 15.0 | 86.2 | 82.8 | 66.4 | 44.8 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Horseriding | 8 | 20.4 | 171.3 | 59.0 | 19.4 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 75.0 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| Ice hockey | 27 | 21.4 | 172.0 | 68.6 | 19.1 | 88.9 | 85.2 | 81.5 | 63.0 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| Judo | 34 | 19.9 | 171.0 | 69.5 | 19.2 | 91.2 | 79.4 | 73.5 | 55.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| Karate | 28 | 18.3 | 167.4 | 58.8 | 11.8 | 78.6 | 71.4 | 50.0 | 35.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| Luge | 9 | 20.2 | 179.2 | 77.8 | 21.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 66.7 | 4.6 | 2.9 |
| Modernern pentathlon | 2 | 19.5 | 173.0 | 62.0 | 21.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Rowing | 83 | 21.1 | 183.3 | 76.6 | 19.6 | 96.4 | 95.2 | 79.5 | 67.5 | 4.6 | 2.7 |
| Rugby | 30 | 22.2 | 179.2 | 82.3 | 15.8 | 83.3 | 73.3 | 50.0 | 30.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 |
| Sailing | 6 | 23.5 | 169.3 | 66.7 | 23.8 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| Shooting | 23 | 23.3 | 175.4 | 71.2 | 17.7 | 95.7 | 87.0 | 73.9 | 69.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 |
| Skiing | 49 | 19.8 | 175.6 | 67.5 | 21.9 | 87.8 | 73.5 | 65.3 | 44.9 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
| Soccer | 2 | 21.5 | 163.0 | 55.5 | 16.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Speed skating | 33 | 20.1 | 176.4 | 70.5 | 25.5 | 93.9 | 84.4 | 75.8 | 51.5 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
| Swimming | 45 | 19.7 | 178.8 | 70.4 | 20.0 | 88.9 | 73.3 | 68.9 | 37.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| Synchronised swimming | 3 | 20 | 173.3 | 57.3 | 17.3 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Tabletennis | 1 | 20.0 | 188.0 | 84.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Taekwondo | 10 | 21.3 | 173.3 | 63.3 | 25.7 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 70.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| Tennis | 14 | 16.1 | 175.4 | 66.4 | 19.9 | 85.7 | 78.6 | 71.4 | 42.9 | 3.9 | 2.6 |
| Track and field | 99 | 20.5 | 178.7 | 72.5 | 17.7 | 86.9 | 83.8 | 63.6 | 44.4 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| Triathlon | 16 | 17.3 | 173.1 | 57.7 | 18.7 | 56.3 | 43.8 | 37.5 | 31.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Underwater rugby | 29 | 25.7 | 179.6 | 76.0 | 11.6 | 89.7 | 89.7 | 79.3 | 58.6 | 4.3 | 2.6 |
| Volleyball | 36 | 20.7 | 191.2 | 81.9 | 22.1 | 91.7 | 69.4 | 50.0 | 27.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Waterpolo | 19 | 23.4 | 179.7 | 76.9 | 20.3 | 100.0 | 89.5 | 84.2 | 73.7 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| Weightlifting | 35 | 23.8 | 172.7 | 83.6 | 17.1 | 82.9 | 71.4 | 60.0 | 42.9 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| Wrestling | 18 | 20.3 | 171.5 | 70.1 | 15.2 | 77.8 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 50.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
a = concerning the last 3 month