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Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents included in the study (N = 3053)

From: Associations between sport participation and knee symptoms: a cross-sectional study involving 3053 undergraduate students

Variables

Gender

 Female

1900 (62.36%)

 Male

1147 (37.64%)

Age

20.86 (2.89)

Body Mass Index

21.84 (6.17)

Height

165.71 (9.31)

Weight

58.09 (12.96)

Number of regularly participated sports (participate ≥once per week)

 None

1730 (56.77%)

 One

894 (29.34%)

 Two or more

423 (13.88%)

Average Sports Participation among all respondents, hours per week

2.08 (3.25)

Average Sports participation among respondents who engage in at least one sport regularly, hours per week

4.83 (3.36)

Anxiety, DASS sub-scale

7.94 (3.78)

Depression, DASS sub-scale

6.01 (3.15)

Presence of knee symptoms

 Lifetime

1084 (35.57%)

 Past 12 months

708 (23.32%)

 Past 7 days

312 (10.24%)

 Current

194 (6.37%)

Working surface

 Bed

385 (12.61%)

 Desk

2343 (76.72%)

 Dining table

325 (10.64%)

  1. Variables are presented in mean (standard deviation) or number of respondents (percentage)