Table 2 Sample characteristics
From: Senior orienteering athletes as a model of healthy aging: a mixed-method approach
O-Ringen orienteering athletes (OR) | Local orienteering athletes (LO) | Mann Whitney | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 122) | (n = 14) | p-value | |
Sex, n (%) | |||
Female | 41 (33.6) | 7 (50) | |
Male | 81 (66.4) | 7 (50) | |
Age, median (IQR) | 69 (66–71) | 70 (68–72) | 0.08 |
Educationa, n (%) | |||
Lower | 51 (41.8) | 6 (42.9) | >0.9 |
Higher | 71 (58.2) | 8 (57.1) | >0.9 |
Missing | 6 (4.8) | ||
Medicinesb, n (%) | |||
BP | 23 (18.9) | 4 (28.6) | 0.48 |
PPI | 8 (6.6) | 0 (0) | 0.6 |
Opi | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | >0.9 |
NSAID | 4 (3.3) | 0 (0) | >0.9 |
Yrs of orienteering, | |||
median (IQR) | 36.5 (30–50) | 45.5 (31.5-57) | 0.12 |
Smoking, n (%) | |||
yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
no | 122 (100) | 14 (100) |