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Table 1 General characteristics of the sample (n = 1876)

From: Sports participation and health-related quality of life in children: results of a cross-sectional study

Demographic variables

Specification

Frequency (%)

Mean ± SD/Median [range]

Gender

Boys

890 (47.4)

 

Girls

986 (52.6)

Age

 

11.5 ± 0.70

BMI

 

18.06 ± 2.72

SES

 

0.24 ± 1.07

Two parents household

No

346 (18.4)

 

Yes

1530 (81.6)

 

Membership sports club

No

273 (14.6)

 

Yes

1603 (85.4)

 

Weekly frequency of sports participation

 

3.03 ± 1.46

Low sports-active

535 (33.4)

2 [0.50–2.20]

Moderate sports active

532 (33.2)

3 [2.25–3.00]

High sports active

536 (33.4)

4 [3.02–14.00]

Individual versus team sports

Individual sports

410 (25.6)

 

Team sports

888 (55.4)

 

Individual sports as well as team sports

305 (19.0)

 

Indoor versus outdoor sports

Indoor sports

559 (35.9)

 

Outdoor sports

824 (51.4)

 

Indoor sports as well as outdoor sports

220 (13.7)

 

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Physical domain

Physical wellbeing

55.58 ± 9.71

Psychological domain

Psychological wellbeing

54.86 ± 9.71

Moods and emotions

51.53 ± 10.37

Self-perception

54.44 ± 9.40

Social domain

Autonomy

54.92 ± 8.76

Parent relation and home life

56.00 ± 8.55

Social support and peers

53.57 ± 8.96

School environment

56.19 ± 8.98

Social acceptance (bullying)

49.07 ± 10.40

Financial resources

54.39 ± 9.12