Determinants related to health status in terms of physical and mental health (n=137)
Participants n (%) | |
Severe injury episode in the last 12 months | |
Yes | 42 (31) |
No | 95 (69) |
Ongoing injury episode | |
Yes | 26 (19) |
No | 111 (81) |
Self-rated health (point prevalence) | |
Excellent | 70 (51) |
Good | 62 (45) |
Fair | 5 (4) |
Poor | 0 (0) |
International Obesity Task Force Body Mass Index (IOTF-BMI), n=132 | |
Underweight (IOTF-BMI ≤18.5) | 16 (12) |
Normal | 111 (84) |
Overweight (IOTF-BMI ≥25) | 5 (4) |
Menarche | |
No | 71 (52) |
Yes | 66 (48) |
Menarcheal age (n=63) | |
≤11 years | 12 (19) |
12 years | 15 (24) |
13 years | 23 (37) |
≥14 years | 13 (21) |
Irregular menstruation | |
Yes | 28 (20) |
No/not menarche | 109 (80) |
Weight reduction behaviour (n=90)* | |
No, my weight is fine | 71 (79) |
No, but I should lose some weight | 11 (12) |
No, because I need to put on weight | 4 (4) |
Yes | 4 (4) |
Weight concern (n=133) | |
Yes, careful not to gain weight | 39 (29) |
Yes, careful not to lose weight | 9 (7) |
No, I do not care if I gain or lose weight | 85 (64) |
Body image perception (n=136) | |
Underweight | 10 (7) |
Normal | 97 (71) |
Overweight | 29 (21) |
Asked to adjust weight | |
Yes, to gain weight | 13 (9) |
Yes, to lose weight | 10 (7) |
No | 114 (83) |
*Question not asked to skaters <12 years.