Associations between poor oral health and reinjuries in male elite soccer players: a cross-sectional self-report study

Table 1 Characteristics of the participants; categorical variables (n = 215)

Characteristic	n	%
Age, years
16 - 20 y	51	24
21 -23 y	69	32
24 - 26 y	37	17
27 - 30 y	33	15
31+ y	25	12
Playing position: High intensity position¹	127	59
Gum problems present	34	16
Restorations present	121	56
Apex resections present	27	13
SumDental
no type of oral health problems present (score 0)	80	37
one type of oral health problems present (score 1)	93	43
two or more types of oral health problems present (score 2)	42	20
Repeated exercise-associated muscle cramps (REAMC) present	43	20
Muscle or tendon reinjury (MTR) present	97	45
Multiple types of reinjury (MR) present	99	46

Legend: ¹High intensity positions are: external defender (n = 34), central) attacking midfielder (n = 40), external midfielder (n = 29) and forward (n = 24); Lower intensity positions are: goalkeeper (n = 26), central defender (n = 34) and central defending midfielder (n = 26).

ISSN: 2052-1847