Table 1.
Cohort demographic information
| Former international rugby players (n=412) |
Matched population comparison group (n=1236) |
|
| Number (%) | ||
| SIMD quintile | ||
| 1 | 11 (2.7) | 33 (2.7) |
| 2 | 41 (10.0) | 123 (10.0) |
| 3 | 66 (16.0) | 198 (16.0) |
| 4 | 127 (30.8) | 381 (30.8) |
| 5 | 167 (40.5) | 501 (40.5) |
| Player position | ||
| Forward | 222 (53.9) | N/A |
| Front row | 96 (23.3) | N/A |
| Lock | 40 (9.7) | N/A |
| Back row | 86 (20.9) | N/A |
| Backs | 190 (46.1) | N/A |
| Half backs | 58 (14.1) | N/A |
| Three quarters | 111 (26.9) | N/A |
| Fullback | 21 (5.1) | N/A |
| Year of birth | ||
| 1900–1919 | 47 (11.5) | 141 (11.5) |
| 1920–1939 | 91 (22.1) | 273 (22.1) |
| 1940–1959 | 89 (21.6) | 267 (21.6) |
| 1960–1979 | 109 (26.4) | 327 (26.4) |
| 1980–1990 | 76 (18.5) | 228 (18.5) |
N/A, not applicable; SIMD, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.