Table 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Group | Agea (years) Mean (SD) | Genderb (“male”) n (%) | BMIa (kg/m2) Mean (SD) | Educationb (“higher education entrance qualification or higher”) n (%) | Employmentb (“full-time employment”) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample (n = 1,038) |
23.0 (5.4) | 947 (91.2) | 24.8 (5.0) | 569 (54.9) | 343 (33.0) |
| Professional players (n = 26) | 20.9 (3.3)O, F | 24 (92.3) | 23.9 (4.2) | 14 (52.9) | 3 (11.5)F, R, O |
| Former professional players (n = 36) | 26.6 (4.2)P, A, R | 36 (100.0)O | 26.4 (5.3) | 19 (52.8) | 21 (58.3)P, A, R, O |
| Amateurs (n = 282) |
22.1 (4.7)O, F | 274 (97.2)R, O | 25.1 (5.3) | 152 (53.9) | 79 (28.0)F, O |
| Regular players (n = 545) | 22.9 (5.5)O, F | 495 (90.8)A, O | 24.7 (5.2) | 292 (53.6) | 183 (33.6)P, F |
| Occasional players (n = 149) |
24.5 (5.9)P, A, R | 118 (79.2)F, A, R | 24.5 (4.0) | 92 (61.7) | 57 (38.3)P, F, A |
| Sig. | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.10 | 0.49 | <0.01 |
a
Kruskal-Wallis test.
b
Fisher's exact test. Superscript letters indicate statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences to other groups in the same column:
P
professional players;
F
former professional players;
A
amateurs;
R
regular players;
O
occasional players.