Table 2 Health and life style characteristics of the study population related to the yearly skiing frequency
Variable | Skiing frequency (days/year) | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1-10 | 11-20 | > 20 | ||
n = 179 | n = 293 | n = 787 | ||
Age; years (mean; SD) | 55.0; 14.9 | 55.2; 15.0 | 55.1; 15.3 | 0.92 |
Body mass index (> 25.0; %) | 76; 42 | 119; 41 | 299; 38 | 0.47 |
Health state; moderate or bad (n; %) | 51; 28 | 61; 21 | 112; 14 | < 0.001 a |
Smoker (n; %) | 21; 12 | 26; 9 | 70; 9 | 0.48 |
Alcohol intake; regularly or occasionally (n; %) | 94; 53 | 155; 53 | 364; 46 | 0.08 |
Unhealthy nutrition (n; %) | 89; 50 | 122; 42 | 293; 37 | < 0.01 a |
Hypercholesterolemia (n; %) | 77; 43 | 110; 38 | 236; 30 | < 0.01 a |
Systemic hypertension (n; %) | 54; 30 | 70; 24 | 162; 21 | < 0.01 a |
Diabetes (n; %) | 15; 8 | 16; 5 | 26; 3 | < 0.01 a |
Pain frequency; regularly or occasionally (n; %) | 163; 91 | 262; 89 | 719; 91 | 0.61 |
Frequent mental stress (n; %) | 106; 59 | 168; 57 | 396; 50 | 0.03 a |
Memory deficits (n; %) | 21; 12 | 24; 8 | 38; 5 | < 0.01 a |
Aerobic exercise (< 3 hours/week) (n; %) | 104; 58 | 179; 58 | 342; 43 | < 0.001 a |