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. 2017 Sep 30;47(3):173–179. doi: 10.28920/dhm47.3.173-179

Table 4. Health issues and diving related accidents in 303 female and 363 male Turkish recreational divers responding to the survey (number of respondents and percentage shown).

Female divers Male divers
n % n %
Smoker 105 (35) 122 (34)
Alcohol
 Occasional drinker 274 (90) 306 (84)
 Never 27 (9) 43 (12)
 Alcohol pre-dive 148 (49) 220 (61)
Exercise regularly 45 (15) 47 (13)
Medical assessment
 Only before training 168 (55) 193 (53)
 Regularly 63 (21) 50 (14)
 No response 12 (4) 9 (2)
Assessment by
 Diving physician 89 (29) 143 (39)
 Other (GP or specialist) 133 (44) 155 (43)
 No response 81 (27) 65 (18)
DCS
 Signs of DCS 3 (1) 11 (3)
 Treated DCS 1 (0.3) 4 (1)
Other
 Non-DCS trauma 15 (5) 27 (7)
 Barotrauma 8 (3) 13 (4)
 Hip/shoulder pain 11 (4) 31 (9)