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Table 2 Lifestyle factors among adolescent female football players at baseline and at the 1-year follow-up

From: Lifestyle characteristics in adolescent female football players: data from the Karolinska football Injury Cohort

 

Total cohort

(12–17 years)

Total cohort divided into age groups

Sub-cohort (12–17 years)a

Baseline versus

Follow-Up

n

n = 419

12 years

(n = 97)

13 years

(n = 158)

14 years

(n = 91)

15–17 years

(n = 73)

Baseline

(n = 286)

Follow-Up

(n = 286)

P Value

Smoking

419

       

0.198

 No, never

 

414 (99)

97 (100)

157 (100)

88 (97)

72 (99)

283 (99)

276 (97)

 

 Rarely, a few times/year

 

2 (0.5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1)

1 (1)

2 (1)

4 (1)

 

 A few times/month

 

2 (0.5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (2)

0 (0)

1 (0)

3 (1)

 

 Several times/week

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (0)

 

Snus

418

       

0.513

 Never

 

417 (99.5)

96 (99)

157 (100)

91 (100)

73 (100)

285 (100)

283 (99)

 

 Rarely, a few times/year

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (1)

 

 Several times/week

 

1 (0.5)

1 (1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0)

1 (0)

 

Drink at least one glass of alcoholb

415

       

0.032

 Never

 

398 (96)

96 (100)

155 (98)

86 (96)

61 (85)

272 (96)

254 (90)

 

 Rarely, few times/year

 

7 (2)

0 (0)

1 (1)

1 (1)

5 (7)

6 (2)

10 (3.5)

 

 A few times/month

 

10 (2)

0 (0)

1 (1)

3 (3)

6 (8)

5 (2)

16 (6)

 

 Several times/week

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0.4)

 

 Every day

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0.4)

 

Skipping breakfast

419

       

0.012

 Never

 

197 (47)

47 (49)

72 (46)

46 (50)

32 (44)

145 (51)

118 (41)

 

 Rarely, few times/year

 

88 (21)

22 (23)

38 (24)

17 (18)

11 (15)

63 (22)

61 (21)

 

 A few times/month

 

81 (19)

13 (13)

32 (20)

16 (18)

20 (27)

49 (17)

60 (21)

 

 Several times/week

 

47 (11)

11 (11)

14 (9)

12 (13)

10 (14)

25 (9)

39 (14)

 

 Every day

 

6 (1)

4 (4)

2 (1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

4 (1)

8 (3)

 

Skipping lunch

418

       

0.001

 Never

 

193 (46)

49 (50)

76 (48)

39 (43)

29 (40)

137 (48)

105 (37)

 

 Rarely, a few times/year

 

106 (25)

19 (20)

38 (24)

29 (32)

20 (27)

78 (27)

77 (27)

 

 A few times/month

 

83 (20)

17 (18)

34 (22)

13 (14)

19 (26)

50 (18)

68 (24)

 

 Several times/week

 

35 (8)

11 (11)

10 (6)

9 (10)

5 (7)

20 (7)

30 (11)

 

 Every day

 

1 (0.2)

1 (1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (1)

 

Skipping dinner

414

       

0.031

 Never

 

284 (69)

74 (77)

106 (68)

62 (68)

42 (59)

201 (71)

170 (60)

 

 Rarely, a few times/year

 

95 (23)

18 (19)

37 (24)

22 (24)

18 (25)

59 (21)

81 (29)

 

 A few times/month

 

33 (8)

4 (4)

13 (8)

7 (8)

9 (13)

19 (7)

25 (9)

 

 Several times/week

 

2 (0.5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (3)

2 (1)

3 (1)

 

 Every day

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (1)

 

Using protein supplements

415

       

0.030

 Never

 

73 (18)

24 (25)

23 (15)

12 (13)

14 (19)

44 (16)

70 (25)

 

 Rarely, a few times/year

 

109 (26)

28 (29)

35 (23)

24 (26)

22 (31)

75 (27)

66 (23)

 

 A few times/months

 

187 (45)

38 (39)

82 (53)

46 (51)

21 (29)

128 (45)

115 (40)

 

 Several times/week

 

42 (10)

7 (7)

13 (8)

8 (9)

14 (19)

32 (11)

32 (11)

 

 Every day

 

4 (1)

0 (0)

2 (1)

1 (1)

1 (1)

4 (1)

2 (1)

 

Intake of any medication, yes

412

97 (23)

19 (20)

28 (18)

23 (25)

27 (37)

64 (23)

97 (34)

< 0.001

 Asthma/allergy medicine

 

51 (12)

15 (15)

17 (11)

9 (10)

10 (14)

35 (12)

32 (11)

 

 Painkillers

 

19 (5)

1 (1)

7 (4)

5 (6)

6 (8)

13 (5)

20 (7)

 

 Birth control pills

 

10 (2)

0 (0)

1 (1)

4 (4)

5 (7)

4 (1)

18 (6)

 

 Vitamins

 

4 (1)

2 (2)

1 (1)

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (0)

4 (1)

 

 Acne medicine

 

4 (1)

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (1)

2 (3)

4 (1)

1 (0)

 

 Others

 

5 (1)

0 (0)

1 (1)

2 (2)

2 (3)

2 (3)

5 (2)

 

Several medications

 

4 (1)

0 (0)

1 (1)

1 (1)

2 (3)

4 (1)

17 (6)

 
  1. Values are reported as n (%). P values in bold type are significant
  2. aMissing value from 0–5 players for the different questions both at baseline and at follow-up
  3. bThe question: “How often do you drink at least one glass of alcohol (liquor, wine, beer, strong cider, mixed drink)?”