The association between individual PCMA components (physical examination, ECG and echocardiogram) and a player hearing of the term PCMA and believing they never received a PCMA
| Physical examination | Total | χ2 test | ||
| No/unsure | Yes | P value | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N | ||
| Have heard of the term PCMA before | 0.002 | |||
| No | 12 (23.08) | 40 (76.92) | 52 | |
| Unsure | 7 (30.43) | 16 (69.57) | 23 | |
| Yes | 9 (7.56) | 110 (92.44) | 119 | |
| Have never received a PCMA | 0.02 | |||
| No | 21 (12.28) | 150 (87.72) | 171 | |
| Yes | 7 (30.43) | 16 (69.57) | 23 | |
| ECG | Total | Fisher’s exact test | ||
| Have heard of the term PCMA before | 0.03 | |||
| No | 6 (11.54) | 46 (88.46) | 52 | |
| Unsure | 4 (18.18) | 18 (81.82) | 22 | |
| Yes | 5 (4.24) | 113 (95.76) | 118 | |
| Have never received a PCMA | 0.003 | |||
| No | 9 (5.29) | 161 (94.71) | 170 | |
| Yes | 6 (27.27) | 16 (72.73) | 22 | |
| Echocardiogram | Total | |||
| Have heard of the term PCMA before | 0.0126* | |||
| No | 10 (19.23) | 42 (80.77) | 52 | |
| Unsure | 6 (27.27) | 16 (72.73) | 22 | |
| Yes | 9 (7.63) | 109 (92.37) | 118 | |
| Have never received a PCMA | 0.003† | |||
| No | 17 (10) | 153 (90) | 170 | |
| Yes | 8 (36.36) | 14 (63.64) | 22 | |
*χ2 test.
†Fisher’s exact test.
PCMA, precompetition medical assessment.