Table 1 Participant characteristics
|  | All Cricketers (n = 2280) | Elite Cricketers (n = 872) | Recreational Cricketers (n = 1363) | Current Cricketers (n = 1425) | Former Cricketers (n = 855) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 51.7 (SD 14.7) | 50.7 (SD 15.6) | 52.3 (SD 14.2) | 46.3 (SD 13.8) | 61.0 (SD 11.2) |
Sex | |||||
 Male | 2215 (97%) | 842 (97%) | 1317 (97%) | 1296 (97%) | 824 (97%) |
 Female | 65 (3%) | 27 (3%) | 35 (3%) | 39 (3%) | 24 (3%) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.2 (IQR 24.6–29.9) | 27.2 (IQR 24.6–29.8) | 27.3 (IQR 24.7–29.9) | 26.8 (IQR 24.4–29.3) | 27.9 (IQR 25.3–30.6) |
Cricket seasons played | 30 (IQR 18–42) | 32 (IQR 21–43) | 27 (IQR 15–42) | 28 (IQR 16–41) | 32 (IQR 22–42) |
Presence of comorbidity | |||||
 No | 1779 (84%) | 670 (83%) | 1065 (85%) | 1148 (91%) | 549 (71%) |
 Yes | 339 (16%) | 133 (17%) | 194 (15%) | 113 (9%) | 221 (29%) |
Joints injured | |||||
 0 | 1195 (53%) | 389 (45%) | 786 (59%) | 662 (50%) | 476 (57%) |
 1+ | 1058 (47%) | 469 (55%) | 555 (41%) | 662 (50%) | 359 (43%) |
Orthopaedic surgeries | |||||
 0 | 1469 (65%) | 530 (61%) | 904 (67%) | 890 (67%) | 517 (61%) |
 1+ | 800 (35%) | 334 (39%) | 445 (33%) | 437 (33%) | 328 (39%) |
Persistent joint pain | |||||
 No | 1305 (60%) | 462 (56%) | 809 (63%) | 814 (65%) | 431 (52%) |
 Yes | 872 (40%) | 364 (44%) | 486 (37%) | 451 (35%) | 390 (48%) |
Physician diagnosed osteoarthritis | |||||
 No | 1598 (72%) | 571 (69%) | 986 (75%) | 1012 (78%) | 513 (63%) |
 Yes | 611 (28%) | 262 (31%) | 337 (25%) | 286 (33%) | 305 (37%) |
Standard of playa | |||||
 Elite | 872 (39%) |  |  | 521 (40%) | 321 (38%) |
 Recreational | 1363 (61%) |  |  | 783 (60%) | 517 (62%) |
Resilience | |||||
 Resilient | 1334 (62%) | 524 (64%) | 781 (61%) | 801 (63%) | 481 (61%) |
 Not Resilient | 814 (38%) | 292 (36%) | 499 (39%) | 466 (37%) | 301 (39%) |