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Table 2 Absolute and relative distribution of age, body mass, height and body mass index (BMI) according to anatomic site affected

From: Characteristics and contributing factors related to sports injuries in young volleyball players

Variables

Characteristic

Anatomic site

  

Trunk

Shoulder

Wrist/hand

Thigh/leg

Knee

Foot/ankle

Age

Younger 1

5 (13.9)

2 (5.5)

9 (25.0)

5 (13.9)

5 (13.9)

10 (27.8)

Older 2

7 (7.9)*

11 (12.5)*

16 (18.2)

5 (5.7)*

14 (15.9)

35 (39.8)

Body mass

Lighter 3

6 (11.1)

6 (11.1)

15 (27.8)

4 (7.4)

8 (14.8)

15 (27.8)

Heavier 4

6 (8.6)*

7 (10.0)*

10 (14.3)

6 (8.6)*

11 (15.7)

30 (42.8)

Height

Shorter 5

6 (11.4)

5 (9.4)

11 (20.7)

4 (7.5)

9 (17.0)

18 (34.0)

Taller 6

6 (8.5)*

8 (11.2)

14 (19.7)

6 (8.5)*

10 (14.1)

27 (38.0)

BMI

Lower BMI 7

4 (7.4)

5 (9.3)

11 (20.4)

6 (11.1)

8 (14.8)

20 (37.0)

 

Higher BMI 8

8 (11.4)

8 (11.4)

14 (20.0)

4 (5.8)*

11 (15.7)

25 (35.7)

  1. 1 cutoff point of lower bound of confidence interval (CI) (< 15.29 years) obtained from participants for age variable; 2 cutoff point for upper bound of CI (≥15.29 years) obtained from participants for age variable; 3 cutoff point of lower bound of CI (< 64.28 kg) obtained from participants for body mass variable; 4 cutoff point for upper bound of CI (≥64.28 kg) obtained from participants for body mass variable; 5 cutoff point of lower bound of CI (< 1.72 m) obtained from participants for height variable; 6 cutoff point for upper bound of CI (≥1.72 m) obtained from participants for height variable; 7 cutoff point of lower bound of CI (< 21.28 kg · m -2 ) obtained from participants for BMI variable; 8 cutoff point for upper bound of CI (≥21.28 kg · m -2 ) obtained from participants for BMI variable; *Significant difference in relation to foot/ankle (p < 0.05).