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Table 1 Gender, socio-demographic and anthropometric characterizations

From: Musculoskeletal pains among amateur and professional athletes of five disciplines in Senegal: a preliminary study

 

Categories

n(%)

 

Gender

Female

97(30.3)

 

Male

223 (69.7)

 
   

Gender

Disciplines

 

Total

n(%)

Female

n(%)

Male

n(%)

P-value

Basket-ball

80(25)

38(47.5)

42(52.5)

< 0.0001

Football

90 (28.1)

0(0.0)

90(100)

Rugby

58(18.1)

28(48.3)

30(51.7)

Wrestling

14 (4.4)

0(0.0)

14(100)

Tennis

36(11.3)

12(33.3)

24(66.7)

Track and field athletics

42(13.1)

19(45.2)

23(54.8)

Athletic status

Professional

115(35.9)

30(26.1)

85(73.9)

0.21

Amateurs

205(64.1)

67(32.7)

138(67.3)

Mean ± SD

Anthropometric

Age (years)

25 ± 2

26 ± 1

25 ± 2

< 0.0001

Height (m)

179 ± 7.6

167 ± 4.5

182 ± 4.2

< 0.0001

Weight (Kg)

73.2 ± 8.5

67.3 ± 8.3

76.1 ± 13

< 0.0001

BMI(Kg/m2)

22.8 ± 0.9

21.2 ± 2

23.2 ± 0.1

0.9

Training sessions/week

4 ± 1

3 ± 1

4 ± 1

< 0.0001

   

Athletic status

  

Professional

n(%)

Amateur

n(%)

P-value

Gender

Male

85(38.1)

138(61.9)

0.21

Female

30(30.9)

67(69.1)

Disciplines

Basket-ball

39(48.8)

41(51.25)

 < 0.0001

Football

41(45.6)

49(54.4)

Rugby

0(0.0)

58(100)

Wrestling

14(100)

0(0.0)

Tennis

0(0.0)

36(100)

  

Track and field athletics

21(50)

21(50)

 
   

Mean ± SD

  

Age (years)

25.6 ± 3.7

25.1 ± 3.2

0.14

  

Height (m)

1.77 ± 0.88

1.79 ± 0.94

0.03

  

Weight (Kg)

74.8 ± 12.8

71.6 ± 12.1

0.13

  

BMI(Kg/m2)

23.3 ± 4.1

23.9 ± 10.8

0.55

  

Training sessions/week

4 ± 1

3 ± 1

< 0.0001