Table 1 Sample characteristics and associations between non-players, team sports and soccer players and potential confounders (N= 9,886)
Non-players(n= 4,783) wgt% (95% CI) | Team Sportsa(n= 1,788) wgt% (95% CI) | Soccer(n= 3,315) wgt% (95% CI) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (total) | |||||
Age (years) | |||||
14 | 1016 | 8.0 (6.6–9.6) | 14.3 (11.1–18.2) | 11.1 (8.9–13.7) | <0,001 |
15 | 2753 | 25.5 (22.7–28.4) | 30.4 (26.3–35.0) | 29.9 (26.8–33.1) | |
16 | 3028 | 30.1 (27.3–33.0) | 31.1 (27.0–35.5) | 29.3 (26.4–32.3) | |
17 | 2275 | 26.4 (23.9–29.2) | 18.6 (15.5–22.2) | 20.9 (18.4–23.6) | |
18 | 814 | 10.0 (8.6–11.6) | 5.5 (4.2–7.2) | 8.9 (7.3–10.8) | |
Gender | |||||
Female | 5687 | 79.0 (77.2–80.7) | 73.1 (69.5–76.4) | 18.4 (16.3–20.7) | <0,001 |
Male | 4177 | 21.0 (19.3–22.8) | 26.9 (23.6–30.5) | 81.6 (79.3–83.7) | |
Type of school | |||||
Public | 6347 | 84.5 (81.6–87.0) | 75.0 (69.3–79.8) | 81.5 (77.8–84.7) | <0,001 |
Private | 3539 | 15.5 (13.0–18.4) | 25.1 (20.2–30.7) | 18.5 (15.3–22.2) | |
Frequency of practice (per month) | |||||
1 to 5 days | 2614 | ---- | 65.6 (62.5–68.7) | 45.8 (43.0–48.6) | <0,001 |
6 to 19 days | 1284 | ---- | 21.4 (18.7–24.4) | 25.2 (22.9–27.6) | |
20 or more days | 1103 | ---- | 12.9 (10.6–15.7) | 29.0 (26.7–31.4) | |
Motivation for practice | |||||
Pleasure | 2715 | ---- | 80.9 (76.8–84.4) | 76.3 (73.4–79.0) | <0,001 |
Keep fit or health reasons | 558 | ---- | 15.6 (12.8–18.8) | 14.7 (12.7–17.0) | |
Profession | 214 | ---- | 3.5 (2.0–6.1) | 9.0 (6.8–11.7) | |
Heavy episodic drinking last month | |||||
No | 8232 | 83.3 (81.1–85.3) | 86.1 (82.9–88.8) | 79.1 (76.5–81.4) | <0,001 |
Yes | 1654 | 16.7 (14.7–18.8) | 13.9 (11.2–17.1) | 21.0 (18.6–23.6) | |
Frequency of heavy episodic drinking last month | |||||
1 to 2 times | 1008 | 60.0 (54.6–65.2) | 71.8 (61.7–80.1) | 54.8 (49.5–59.9) | 0,041 |
3 to 5 times | 404 | 24.7 (20.4–29.6) | 17.3 (11.2–25.6) | 25.9 (22.2–30.0) | |
6 or more times | 242 | 15.3 (12.2–19.2) | 11.0 (6.3–18.4) | 19.3 (14.8–24.8) | |
Type of drink b | |||||
Beer | 2031 | 69.4 (65.7–72.8) | 61.4 (55.1–67.4) | 69.4 (65.3–73.3) | 0,021 |
Vodka | 456 | 11.4 (9.6–13.5) | 17.3 (12.9–22.8) | 15.4 (12.2–19.3) | |
Other beverages | 516 | 19.3 (16.3–22.6) | 21.3 (16.2–27.5) | 15.2 (11.9–19.1) | |
Where they drink b | |||||
At home or relatives houses | 780 | 33.3 (29.4–37.5) | 30.4 (24.2–37.3) | 27.0 (22.7–31.7) | 0,120 |
Nightclub or bars | 1223 | 44.4 (40.2–48.6) | 46.3 (39.3–53.5) | 51.5 (47.2–55.8) | |
Friend’s houses | 646 | 22.3 (19.0–26.0) | 23.3 (18.4–29.1) | 21.6 (18.5–25.0) | |
With whom they drink b | |||||
Alone | 100 | 2.9 (1.9–4.5) | 3.3 (1.7–6.4) | 4.3 (2.7–6.7) | 0,006 |
Relatives | 1257 | 46.7 (42.9–50.6) | 46.9 (40.0–53.8) | 37.1 (32.9–41.6) | |
Friends | 1604 | 50.4 (46.5–54.2) | 49.8 (43.0–56.7) | 58.6 (54.0–63.1) | |