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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (n = 295)

From: Self-reported experience of orofacial injury, preventive practice, and knowledge of Iranian adolescent martial art athletes towards sports-related orofacial injuries

 

Karate

n (%)

Taekwondo

n (%)

Total

n (%)

Gender

Male

24 (36.9)

97 (42.2)

121 (41.0)

Female

41 (63.1)

133 (57.8)

174 (59.0)

Number of years of sport experience

< 3 years

13 (4.4)

52 (17.6)

65 (22.0)

≥ 3 years

51 (17.3)

179 (60.7)

230 (78.0)

Training sessions per week

1–2 h/week

9 (13.8)

25 (10.9)

34 (11.5)

3–5 h/week

10 (15.4)

84 (36.5)

94 (31.9)

≥ 5 h/week

46 (70.8)

121 (52.6)

167 (56.6)

Previous training on prevention and management of orofacial injuries

Yes

28 (43.1)

46 (20.0)

74 (25.1)

No

37 (56.9)

184 (80.0)

221 (74.9)