Table 1 Demographic and descriptive variables
From: Physical symptoms among professional gamers within eSports, a survey study
Age (years); % (n) | |
Under 18 | 0% (n = 0) |
18–22 | 47.5% (n = 19) |
23–27 | 32.5% (n = 13) |
28 or older | 20% (n = 8) |
At what time do you usually go to bed? (median, min;max) | 11p.m. (10p.m; 3.30a.m.) |
At what time do you usually wake up (median, min;max) | 7a.m. (5.30a.m; 12.30a.m.) |
Hours of sleep; mean; range (median, min;max) | 8.20; 5–13 (8, 5;13) |
Years as a professional gamer | |
5 years or less | 80% (n = 32) |
More than 5 years | 20% (n = 8) |
Time spent on physical exercise that causes you to be out of breath % (n) | |
None | 7.5% (n = 3) |
< 30 min | 22.5% (n = 9) |
30–60 min | 22.5% (n = 9) |
60–90 min | 10% (n = 4) |
90–120 min | 10% (n = 4) |
> 120 min | 27.5% (n = 11) |
Time spent on daily exercise % (n) | |
None | 0% (n = 0) |
< 30 min | 7.5% (n = 3) |
30–60 min | 30% (n = 12) |
60–90 min | 25% (n = 10) |
90–150 min | 7.5% (n = 3) |
150–300 min | 10% (n = 4) |
> 300 min | 20% (n = 8) |
Time spent on screen in an average week? % (n) | |
> 15 h | 0% (n = 0) |
15–20 h | 2.5% (n = 1) |
20–25 h | 2.5% (n = 1) |
25–30 h | 7.5% (n = 3) |
30–35 h | 10% (n = 4) |
35–40 h | 22.5% (n = 9) |
40–45 h | 30% (n = 12) |
> 45 h | 25% (n = 10) |