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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: Association between trunk pain and lower extremity pain among youth soccer players: a cross-sectional study

 

Pain sites

Characteristics

Median (IQR)

n (%)

Back (n = 36)

Hip (n = 40)

Trunk (n = 68)

Sex

 Female

66 (5.8)

2 (5.6)

1 (2.5)

3 (4.4)

 Male

1073 (94.2)

34 (94.4)

39 (97.5)

65 (95.6)

Age (years)

11.0 (9.0 12.0)

 6–10

564 (49.5)

7 (19.4)

7 (17.5)

13 (19.1)

 11–15

575 (50.5)

29 (80.6)

33 (82.5)

55 (80.9)

BMI (kg/m2)

16.6 (15.5 18.1)

  < 18.5

906 (79.5)

26 (72.2)

29 (72.5)

48 (70.6)

 18.5 to < 25

220 (19.3)

9 (25.0)

11 (27.5)

19 (27.9)

  ≥ 25

13 (1.1)

1 (2.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.5)

Height increase (per year)

5.0 (4.0 7.0)

5.0 (3.0 9.5)

5.0 (4.0 8.7)

5.0 (3.5 8.7)

Number of days of training/week (days)

3.0 (2.0 4.0)

  < 3

368 (32.3)

12 (33.3)

9 (22.5)

18 (26.5)

  ≥ 3

771 (67.7)

24 (66.7)

31 (77.5)

50 (73.5)

Practice time/day on weekdays (hr)

2.0 (1.5 2.0)

  < 2

392 (34.4)

12 (33.3)

13 (32.5)

22 (32.4)

  ≥ 2

747 (65.6)

24 (66.7)

27 (67.5)

46 (67.6)

Practice time/day on weekends (hr)

3.0 (2.0 3.0)

  < 3

364 (32.0)

9 (25.0)

10 (25.0)

17 (25.0)

  ≥ 3

775 (68.0)

27 (75.0)

30 (75.0)

51 (75.0)

Competitive levels

 Low

599 (52.6)

17 (47.2)

16 (40.0)

30 (44.1)

 High

540 (47.4)

19 (52.8)

24 (60.0)

38 (55.9)

Frequency of participation in games

 Frequently

725 (63.7)

26 (72.2)

27 (67.5)

48 (70.6)

 Not frequently

414 (36.3)

10 (27.8)

13 (32.5)

20 (29.4)

Previous injuries

 Absence

532 (46.7)

10 (27.8)

7 (17.5)

15 (22.1)

 Presence

541 (47.5)

25 (69.4)

30 (75.0)

49 (72.1)

 Unknown

66 (5.8)

1 (2.8)

3 (7.5)

4 (5.9)