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Table 1 Participants esports descriptive and frequency statistics and esports experience

From: Physical Activity and Self-Determination towards Exercise among Esports Athletes

 

Total

Category 1

Category 2

Category 3

Category 4

Category 5

Category 6

Age (Median IQR)

23 (7)

22 (6)

22 (6)

22 (5)

25 (9)

23 (9)

23 (7)

Gender (N = 796)

       

Male (n %)

723 (90.8)

152 (26.2)

159 (27.4)

92 (15.9)

44 (7.6)

34 (5.9)

39 (6.7)

Female (n %)

45 (5.7)

8 (1.2)

12 (1.8)

5 (0.8)

4 (0.6)

3 (0.5)

12 (1.8)

Other (n %)

28 (8.8)

4 (0.7)

5 (0.9)

6 (1)

3 (0.5)

1 (0.2)

3 (0.6)

BMI (Median IQR)

24.2 (5.65)

23.6 (5.89)

23.7 (5.62)

24.5 (4.93)

25.5 (4.49)

22.9 (3.42)

23.8 (6.64)

p-value

0.169

      

Esports Title (n = 728)

573 (100)

152 (24.5)

174 (26.3)

104 (16)

51 (7.9)

38 (5.8)

54 (8.3)

Overwatch (n %)

153 (21.0)

29 (5.0)

39 (6.7)

43 (7.4)

20 (3.4)

14 (2.4)

7 (1.2)

League of Legends (n %)

119 (16.3)

28 (4.8)

36 (6.2)

15 (2.6)

16 (2.8)

6 (1.0)

16 (2.8)

DOTA 2 (n %)

84 (11.5)

18 (3.1)

27 (4.7)

11 (1.9)

5 (0.9)

4 (0.7)

17 (2.9)

Valorant (n %)

60 (8.2)

12 (1.8)

21 (3.2)

5 (0.8)

3 (0.5)

9 (1.4)

10 (1.5)

Rainbow Six Siege (n %)

37 (5.0)

14 (2.4)

10 (1.7)

9 (1.6)

2 (0.3)

2 (0.3)

0 (0)

Apex Legends (n %)

36 (4.9)

10 (1.7)

15 (2.6)

7 (1.2)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

CSGO (n %)

35 (4.8)

9 (1.6)

12 (2.1)

9 (1.6)

3 (0.5)

2 (0.3)

0 (0)

Teamfight Tactics (n %)

35 (4.8)

21 (3.6)

12 (2.1)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Rocket League (n %)

25 (3.4)

20 (3.4)

2 (0.3)

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

PUBG (n %)

4 (0.5)

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

2 (0.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0.2)

StarCraft 2 (n %)

55 (7.5)

      

Hearthstone (n %)

26 (3.5)

      

Other (n %)

59 (8.1)

      

Esports Level (n = 680)

       

Professional (n %)

47 (6.9)

24 (4.8)

5 (1.0)

3 (0.6)

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Collegiate/ Intervarsity (n %)

107 (15.7)

43 (8.5)

29 (5.8)

12 (2.4)

1 (0.2)

5 (1.0)

4 (0.8)

Casual (n %)

469 (69.0)

66 (13.1)

101 (20.0)

70 (13.9)

39 (7.7)

23 (4.6)

37 (7.3)

High School (n %)

13 (1.9)

1 (0.2)

4 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

Youth (n %)

44 (6.5)

8 (1.6)

12 (2.4)

8 (1.6)

1 (0.2)

2 (0.4)

3 (0.6)

  1. Note Category 1 = 99–100%, Category 2 = 90-98.9%, Category 3 = 80-89.9%, Category 4 = 70-79.9%, Category 5 = 60-69.9%, Category 6 = < 59.9%. StarCraft 2 and Hearthstone do not have player rank distributions available- excluded from rank analysis