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Table 2 Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for each group

From: Relative Age Effects in Male Japanese Professional Athletes: a 25-Year Historical Analysis

 

Year

Q1 vs. Q4

Q2 vs. Q4

Q3 vs. Q4

1st vs. 2nd

Soccer

1993

2.19 (1.93–2.48)

1.83 (1.61–2.07)

0.97 (0.86–1.10)

2.04 (1.80–2.31)

2001

2.54 (2.24–2.88)

2.14 (1.89–2.43)

1.40 (1.23–1.59)

1.95 (1.72–2.21)

2010

2.38 (2.10–2.70)

1.96 (1.73–2.22)

1.53 (1.35–1.73)

1.72 (1.52–1.95)

2018

2.06 (1.82–2.34)

1.86 (1.64–2.11)

1.30 (1.15–1.47)

1.71 (1.51–1.94)

Baseball

1993

2.33 (2.06–2.64)

2.18 (1.92–2.47)

1.18 (1.04–1.34)

2.06 (1.82–2.34)

2001

2.59 (2.28–2.94)

2.20 (1.94–2.49)

1.39 (1.23–1.58)

2.01 (1.77–2.28)

2010

2.31 (2.04–2.62)

2.04 (1.80–2.31)

1.68 (1.48–1.90)

1.62 (1.43–1.84)

2018

1.65 (1.46–1.87)

1.51 (1.33–1.71)

1.16 (1.02–1.32)

1.47 (1.30–1.67)

Basketball

2010

1.55 (1.37–1.76)

1.41 (1.24–1.60)

1.13 (1.00–1.28)

1.39 (1.23–1.58)

2018

1.65 (1.46–1.87)

1.49 (1.31–1.69)

1.01 (0.89–1.14)

1.56 (1.38–1.77)

Volleyball

2010

1.70 (1.50–1.93)

1.87 (1.65–2.12)

1.22 (1.08–1.38)

1.6 (1.41–1.81)

2018

1.33 (1.17–1.51)

1.16 (1.02–1.32)

1.23 (1.08–1.39)

1.12 (0.99–1.27)

  1. 1st the first semester (Q1 and Q2), 2nd the second semester (Q3 and Q4)