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 | ||||||