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Table 2 College sports club disciplines, stratified by three levels of cardiovascular intensity (low, moderate, and high)

From: Engagement in different sport disciplines during university years and risk of locomotive syndrome in older age: J-FitStudy

 

All(n = 568)

Middle-aged(n = 274)

Elderly(n = 294)

Low cardiovascular intensity

Number of participants

102

44

58

 Volleyball

61 (59.8)

22 (50.0)

39 (67.2)

 Baseball

37 (36.3)

19 (43.2)

18 (31.0)

 Table tennis

4 (3.9)

3 (6.8)

1 (1.7)

Moderate cardiovascular intensity

Number of participants

346

167

179

 Gymnastics

65 (18.8)

19 (11.4)

46 (25.7)

 Soccer

46 (13.3)

32 (19.2)

14 (7.8)

 Running (sprint)

45 (13.0)

28 (16.8)

17 (9.5)

 Field events (jumping)

43 (12.4)

21 (12.6)

22 (12.3)

 Running (long distance)

43 (12.4)

17 (10.2)

26 (14.5)

 Field events (throwing)

35 (10.1)

12 (7.2)

23 (12.8)

 Tennis

31 (9.0)

13 (7.8)

18 (10.1)

 Martial arts (Kendo, Judo)

30 (8.7)

19 (11.4)

11 (6.1)

 Rugby

6 (1.7)

6 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

 Badminton

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.6)

 Race walking

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.6)

High Cardiovascular intensity

Number of participants

120

63

57

 Basketball

61 (50.8)

32 (50.8)

29 (50.9)

 Team handball

21 (17.5)

10 (15.9)

11 (19.3)

 Running (middle distance)

14 (11.7)

6 (9.5)

8 (14.0)

 Downhill skiing

10 (8.3)

3 (4.8)

7 (12.3)

 Decathlon

7 (5.8)

7 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

 Swimming

6 (5.0)

4 (6.3)

2 (3.5)

 Ice hockey

1 (0.8)

1 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

  1. The data are presented as number (percentage)