Table 1 Descriptive statistics for general data of examinees (M-mean, SD-standard deviation), and ANOVA differences between match referees (MR) and assistant referees (AR) within the same competitive level (* denotes significant differences), and within MR and AR between the different competitive levels ( ¥ denotes significant differences)
From: A retrospective survey on injuries in Croatian football/soccer referees
Total (n = 342) | UEFA (n = 18) | 1st(n = 78) | 2nd(n = 91) | 3rd(n = 155) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MR (n = 157) | AR (n = 185) | MR (n = 6) | AR (n = 12) | MR (n = 31) | AR (n = 47) | MR (n = 45) | AR (n = 46) | MR (n = 75) | AR (n = 80) | |
M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | |
Age (years) | 31.4 ± 4.88 | 34.11 ± 5.08 | 34.67 ± 2.5 | 38.25 ± 4.45 | 33.65 ± 4.46 | 35.8 ± 4.15* | 30.59 ± 4.42 | 31.98 ± 4.97 | 30.88 ± 5.16¥ | 33.71 ± 5.11*¥ |
Experience (years) | 10.79 ± 3.26 | 12.52 ± 3.43* | 17 ± 2.28 | 17 ± 2.98 | 13.24 ± 2.57 | 14.33 ± 2.62 | 9.47 ± 2.87 | 11.31 ± 3.82* | 10.15 ± 2.71¥ | 11.4 ± 2.54*¥ |
BH (cm) | 183.4 ± 5.75 | 181.41 ± 6.23* | 181 ± 3.52 | 183.17 ± 8.11 | 185.69 ± 6.07 | 182.78 ± 6.28* | 183.6 ± 5.08 | 180.4 ± 5.69* | 182.59 ± 5.96 | 180.91 ± 6.158 |
BM (kg) | 83.44 ± 7.24 | 82.04 ± 7.45 | 81.5 ± 2.35 | 81.5 ± 7.45 | 85.93 ± 7.46 | 83.89 ± 7.09 | 82.06 ± 7.35 | 79.49 ± 7.04 | 83.47 ± 7.19 | 82.5 ± 7.62¥ |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.77 ± 1.35 | 24.9 ± 1.44 | 24.88 ± 0.42 | 24.28 ± 1.37 | 24.88 ± 1.23 | 25.07 ± 0.95 | 24.31 ± 1.45 | 24.41 ± 1.71 | 25 ± 1.32 | 25.17 ± 1.46¥ |