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. 2022 Aug 10;4:895588. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2022.895588

Table 2.

Anthropometry and climber characteristics.

Characteristic
(n = 114, unless otherwise noted)
Mean ±SD or percentage of athletes
Age, y (n = 112) 22.9 ± 5.0
Height, cm (n = 110) 164.4 ± 5.9
Weight, kg 56.1 ± 6.9
BMI, kg/m2 (n = 110) 20.7 ± 1.9
Competition country (n = 113)
30 countries were represented. The top 7 are indicated here. The remaining 23 countries each represented 4.4% or less of the data reported
Austria: 11.5%
United States: 9.7%
Germany: 8.8%
Switzerland: 6.2%
Canada: 6.2%
India: 6.2%
Great Britain: 5.3%
Age at first climbing competition, y (n = 113) 12.9 ± 5.1
Financial sponsorship received in past 6 months Yes: 45%
No: 55%
Current climbing competition category
could select all that apply
Speed: 14%
Lead: 35%
Boulder: 53%
Combined: 10%
Have not competed in past year: 39%
Days trained per week, d 5.2 ± 1.7
Hours trained per train day, h (n = 105) 3.4 ± 1.2