Table 2.
Respondent characteristics including mean body mass index (BMI) for each subgroup. BMI presented as mean±SD
| Variable | n= | Mean BMI (SD) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 481 | 22.81 (2.30) |
| Female | 186 | 22.71 (2.21) |
| BMI (mean) | 22.78 | |
| Education | ||
| Primary school | 10 | 22.71 (2.13) |
| Secondary school | 55 | 23.28 (2.36) |
| Certificate of apprenticeship | 50 | 22.85 (2.45) |
| University 3 years | 199 | 22.83 (2.25) |
| University 5 years | 226 | 22.74 (2.36) |
| PhD | 115 | 22.48 (2) |
| Other | 12 | 22.84 (2.75) |
| Total hours of training weekly | ||
| <1 | 4 | 22.83 (1) |
| 1–3 | 65 | 23.19 (2.2) |
| 4–7 | 267 | 22.73 (2.41) |
| 8–10 | 233 | 22.74 (2.08) |
| >11 | 98 | 22.73 (2.39) |
| Highest level of climbing past 6 months | ||
| Recreational (4–6b) | 137 | 22.87 (2.25) |
| Intermediate (6b+–7a+) | 342 | 22.73 (2.25) |
| Experienced (7b–8b) | 170 | 22.78 (2.35) |
| Elite (8b+–8c+) | 17 | 23.04 (1.95) |
| International elite (9a–>) | 1 | 19.29 (NA*) |
| Are you doing any other training than climbing | ||
| Yes | 559 | 22.82 (2.26) |
| No | 108 | 22.56 (2.29) |
| Have you experienced an injury in the past 6 months | ||
| Yes | 385 | 22.74 (2.2) |
| No | 282 | 22.84 (2.37) |
| Where did you have an injury | ||
| Toe | 1 | 22.41 (NA) |
| Foot/ankle | 21 | 22.12 (1.58) |
| Calf | 2 | 24.66 (0.95) |
| Knee | 15 | 22.55 (1.49) |
| Thigh | 3 | 22.7 (4.48) |
| Hip | 3 | 23.59 (2.01) |
| Lower back | 11 | 22.49 (3.15) |
| Shoulder | 75 | 22.93 (2.64) |
| Elbow | 68 | 23.2 (2.07) |
| Wrist | 24 | 22.39 (2.32) |
| Fingers | 159 | 22.6 (2.01) |
| Neck | 2 | 21.04 (2.02) |
| Head | 1 | 23.3 (NA*) |
| Preferred style of climbing | ||
| Bouldering | 196 | 22.81 (2.34) |
| Rope | 169 | 22.81 (2.24) |
| Trad | 195 | 22.55 (2.24) |
| Multipitch | 44 | 22.72 (2.23) |
| Ice | 59 | 23.34 (2.18) |
| Not sure | 4 | 23.06 (2.37) |
*NA, not applicable due to low n.