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. 2019 Jun 30;49(2):96–106. doi: 10.28920/dhm49.2.96-106

Table 3. Dive parameters for injured divers (n = 513). Missing values in the table refer to missing data from the respondents. (* P < 0.0001, men vs. women, paired t-test, df = 511) .

Male Female Total
(n = 364) (n = 149) (n = 513)
n % % of total n % % of total n %
Type of dive
Single 218 59.9 42.5 90 60.4 17.5 308 60.0
Interrupted 2 0.5 0.4 0 0 0.0 2 0.4
Repetitive 98 27.0 19.1 35 23.5 6.9 133 26.0
≥ 3rd dive/day 36 9.9 7.0 17 11.4 3.3 53 10.3
Missing 10 2.7 1.9 7 4.7 1.4 17 3.3
Purpose
Introductory 4 1.1 0.8 3 2.0 0.6 7 1.4
Exploration 210 57.7 40.1 91 61.1 18.6 301 58.7
Training 112 30.8 21.8 40 26.8 8.4 152 29.6
Technical 27 7.4 5.2 6 4.0 1.2 33 6.4
Missing 11 3.0 2.1 9 6.1 1.8 20 3.9
Decompression
Dive computer 320 87.9 62.4 135 90.6 26.3 455 88.7
Dive table 26 7.2 5.1 8 5.4 1.6 34 6.7
None 8 2.2 1.6 3 2.0 0.5 11 2.1
Missing 10 2.7 2.0 3 2.0 0.5 13 2.5
Diving depth (msw [mean ± SD])* 32.1 ± 16.6 25.0 ± 11.6 30.2 ± 15.8
Total dive time (min [mean ± SD]) 45 ± 27 41 ± 18 44 ± 25