Characteristics of participants and figure skating-specific data (n=137)
| Participants n (%) | |
| Age | 6–23 years |
| Mean (SD) | 12.9 (3.0) |
| <12 years | 47 (34) |
| 12–15 years | 68 (50) |
| >15 years | 22 (16) |
| Parent’s country of origin | |
| Both parents born in Sweden | 103 (75) |
| No parent born in Sweden | 18 (13) |
| One parent born in Sweden | 16 (12) |
| Parental education level | |
| At least one parent completed upper secondary education | 15 (11) |
| At least one parent completed post-secondary education | 122 (89) |
| Housing (n=136) | |
| Living with one guardian | 9 (7) |
| Living with both guardians | 120 (88) |
| Other (alternating between guardians, with a partner, etc) | 7 (5) |
| Number of skipped main meals each week | |
| None | 97 (71) |
| 1–3 skipped main meals | 22 (16) |
| 4–6 skipped main meals | 5 (4) |
| 7–9 skipped main meals | 7 (5) |
| >10 skipped main meals | 6 (4) |
| Total exercise per week (days) | |
| Every day | 7 (5) |
| 4–6 days per week | 100 (73) |
| ≤3 days per week | 30 (22) |
| Total exercise per week (hours) | |
| ≤1 hour | 5 (4) |
| 2–3 hours | 11 (8) |
| 4–6 hours | 44 (32) |
| 7–9 hours | 35 (26) |
| 10–12 hours | 28 (20) |
| ≥13 hours | 14 (10) |
| Figure skating per week (hours) | |
| 2–3 hours | 12 (9) |
| 4–6 hours | 67 (49) |
| 7–9 hours | 32 (23) |
| 10–12 hours | 19 (14) |
| ≥13 hours | 7 (5) |
| Resting days per week in the last 12 months (means) | |
| 0 days | 6 (4) |
| 1–2 days | 100 (73) |
| 3–6 days | 31 (23) |
| Discipline | |
| Singles skating | 137 (100) |
| Competitive level | |
| Elite skater/A-competitions | 23 (17) |
| Club competitions | 61 (45) |
| Star competitions | 53 (39) |
| Skating level | |
| Landed up to double toeloop | 51 (37) |
| Landed double loop and higher | 86 (63) |