Characteristics of injured versus non-injured athletes
| Variables | N | Not injured n (%) | Injured† n (%) | P value | |
| Demographics | Participants | 226 | 57 (25.2) | 169 (74.8) | |
| Age (years)* | 219 | 13.6±2.0, 14.0 | 14.4±1.6, 15.0 | 0.005 | |
| Anthropometric data | Height (cm)* | 98 | 156.0±10.2, 155.0 | 160.9±13.1, 160.9 | 0.147 |
| Weight (kg)* | 98 | 45.3±11.5, 42.7 | 50.0±12.5, 48.7 | 0.158 | |
| Body mass index | 98 | 18.3±2.5, 18.3 | 19.2±4.4, 18.5 | 0.492 | |
| Beighton Score* | 226 | 1.2±1.7, 0 | 1.3±1.7, 1 | 0.482 | |
| Contact versus non-contact | Contact | 132 | 24 (18.2) | 108 (81.8) | 0.004 |
| Non-contact | 94 | 33 (35.1) | 61 (64.9) |
*All score variables were presented as mean±SD, median.
†Injured once or more.
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