Table 1. Demographics and lifestyle factors of participants during the pandemic.
| Totals (n = 285) | Males (n = 156, (54.7%)) | Females (n = 128, (44.9%)) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age range (years) | ||||||
| 21–30 | 7.0% | (20) | 9.0% | (14) | 4.7% | (6) |
| 31–40 | 7.0% | (20) | 9.6% | (15) | 3.9% | (5) |
| 41–50 | 17.9% | (51) | 19.9% | (31) | 14.8% | (19) |
| 51–60 | 28.4% | (81) | 24.4% | (38) | 33.6% | (43) |
| 61–70 | 27.7% | (79) | 22.4% | (35) | 34.4% | (44) |
| 71+ | 11.9% | (34) | 14.7% | (23) | 8.6% | (11) |
| Relationship status | ||||||
| Single | 17.2% | (49) | 16.0% | (25) | 18.8% | (24) |
| In relationship | 81.1% | (231) | 84.0% | (131) | 77.3% | (99) |
| Other | 1.8% | (5) | – | 3.9% | (5) | |
| Tennis experience (years) | ||||||
| 1–3 | 2.1% | (6) | 1.3% | (2) | 3.1% | (4) |
| 3–5 | 3.2% | (9) | 3.8% | (6) | 2.3% | (3) |
| 5–10 | 4.2% | (12) | 5.1% | (8) | 3.1% | (4) |
| 10–15 | 5.6% | (16) | 5.8% | (9) | 5.5% | (7) |
| 15–20 | 6.7% | (19) | 7.1% | (11) | 6.3% | (8) |
| >20 | 78.2% | (223) | 76.9% | (120) | 79.7% | (102) |
| Match format | ||||||
| Singles | 5.6% | (16) | 9.0% | (14) | 1.6% | (2) |
| Doubles | 68.8% | (196) | 56.4% | (88) | 83.6% | (107) |
| Singles and doubles | 25.6% | (73) | 34.6% | (54) | 14.8% | (19) |
| Have you contracted COVID-19 | ||||||
| Yes | 0.4% | (1) | 0.3% | (1) | – | |
| No | 94.7% | (270) | 60.7% | (149) | 94.5% | (121) |
| Unsure | 4.9% | (14) | 3.1% | (6) | 5.5% | (7) |
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Tennis play and physical activity (hours)
Presented as median (interquartile ranges) | ||||||
| Tennis play | 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) | 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 2.0) | |||
| Physical activity | 4.0 (2.0, 8.0) | 4.0 (2.0, 8.0) | 4.0 (2.0, 8.0) | |||
| Training location | ||||||
| Indoors | 36.1% | (103) | 37.2% | (58) | 35.2% | (45) |
| Outdoors | 40.7% | (116) | 39.7% | (62) | 41.4% | (53) |
| No physical activity | 23.2% | (66) | 23.1% | (36) | 23.4% | (30) |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||||
| I don’t drink alcohol at all | 9.5% | (27) | 11.5% | (18) | 7.0% | (9) |
| Less than once a month | 10.2% | (29) | 8.3% | (13) | 12.5% | (16) |
| Once a month | 4.6% | (13) | 5.1% | (8) | 3.9% | (5) |
| Once every 2 weeks | 6.0% | (17) | 4.5% | (7) | 7.8% | (10) |
| Once a week | 13.3% | (38) | 12.8% | (20) | 14.1% | (18) |
| Few times a week | 56.5% | (161) | 57.7% | (90) | 54.7% | (70) |
Note:
Data presented as percentage (total number) unless stated otherwise.