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Table 1 Demographics of included participants

From: Patterns of traumatic outdoor rock-climbing injuries in Sweden between 2008 and 2019

 

Sex

Female

Male

Total

Mean (SD)

n (%)

Mean (SD)

n (%)

Mean (SD)

n (%)

Age

30 (±9.6)

 

35 (±11)

 

34 (±10)

 

Age

< 25

 

2 (25)

 

3 (10)

 

5 (13)

25–40

 

5 (63)

 

21 (70)

 

26 (68)

> 40

 

1 (12)

 

6 (20)

 

7 (19)

Total

 

8 (100)

 

30 (100)

 

38 (100)

Years climbing

6.1 (±4.3)

 

9.5 (±10.6)

 

8.8 (±9.6)

 

Years climbing

< 5

 

5 (63)

 

15 (51)

 

20 (53)

5–15

 

3 (37)

 

11 (37)

 

14 (37)

> 15

 

0 (0)

 

3 (9)

 

3 (7)

Missing

 

0 (0)

 

1 (3)

 

1 (3)

Total

 

8 (100)

 

30 (100)

 

38 (100)

Experience

Beginner

 

2 (25)

 

6 (21)

 

8 (21)

Experienced

 

4 (50)

 

11 (38)

 

15 (40)

Very experienced

 

2 (25)

 

12 (41)

 

14 (37)

Missing

 

0 (0)

 

1 (0)

 

1 (2)

Total

 

8 (100)

 

30 (100)

 

38 (100)

Climbing type when injured

Bouldering

 

3 (38)

 

6 (20)

 

9 (24)

Sport climbing

 

3 (38)

 

10 (33)

 

13 (34)

Traditional climbing

 

0 (0)

 

7 (23)

 

7 (18)

Surrounding activity

 

1 (12)

 

5 (17)

 

6 (16)

Top rope/clogging

 

1 (12)

 

2 (7)

 

3 (8)

Total

 

8 (100)

 

30 (100)

 

38 (100)