| |
Masters Athletes
|
Chess
|
Moderately active
|
Inactive
|
|---|
|
Age
|
|
50–59 years
|
33 (49%)
|
20 (40%)
|
27 (42%)
|
28 (45%)
|
|
60–69 years
|
21 (30.4%)
|
17 (34%)
|
21 (32.8%)
|
21 (33.9%)
|
|
70–79 years
|
10 (14.5%)
|
8 (16%)
|
10 (15.6%)
|
9 (14.5%)
|
|
80 and above
|
5 (7.2%)
|
5 (10%)
|
6 (9.4%)
|
4 (6.5%)
|
|
Marital Status
|
|
Married/Domestic relationship
|
33 (47.8%)
|
30 (60%)
|
48 (75%)
|
44 (71%)
|
|
Divorced/Widowed/Separated
|
9 (13.0%)
|
11 (22%)
|
12 (18.8%)
|
12 (19.4%)
|
|
Single/Never married
|
27 (39.1%)
|
9 (18%)
|
4 (6.3%)
|
6 (9.7%)
|
|
Income
|
|
<$60,000
|
15 (21.7%)
|
22 (44%)
|
11 (17.2%)
|
9 (14.5%)
|
|
$60,000 - $79,000
|
6 (8.7%)
|
4 (8%)
|
6 (9.4%)
|
8 (12.9%)
|
|
$80,000 or more
|
48 (69.6%)
|
24 (48%)
|
47 (73.4%)
|
45 (72.6%)
|
|
Education
|
|
< Secondary school
|
6 (8.7%)
|
3 (6%)
|
9 (14.1%)
|
11 (17.7%)
|
|
Secondary graduate
|
6 (8.7%)
|
5 (10%)
|
8 (12.5%)
|
14 (22.6%)
|
|
Other post-secondary
|
9 (13.0%)
|
14 (28%)
|
3 (4.7%)
|
3 (4.8%)
|
|
Post-secondary graduate
|
48 (69.6%)
|
28 (56%)
|
44 (68.8%)
|
34 (54.8%)
|
|
Years competing
|
|
< 5 years
|
19 (27.9%)
|
2 (4.4%)
| | |
|
6 to 15 years
|
24 (35.3%)
|
2 (4.4%)
| | |
|
16 to 20 years
|
6 (8.8%)
|
2 (4.4%)
| | |
|
21 or more years
|
19 (27.9%)
|
39 (86.7%)
| | |
|
Practice for activity (hrs/week)
|
|
< 5 h
|
22 (32.4%)
|
20 (44.4%)
| | |
|
6 to 15 h
|
45 (66.2%)
|
18 (40%)
| | |
|
16 to 20 h
|
0
|
2 (4.4%)
| | |
|
21 or more hours
|
1 (1.5%)
|
5 (11.1%)
| | |
|
Injury
|
|
Yes
|
48 (69.6%)
|
12 (24%)
|
9 (14.1%)
|
9 (14.5%)
|
|
No
|
21 (30.4%)
|
38 (76%)
|
55 (85.9%)
|
53 (85.5%)
|
|
Chronic Disease
|
|
Yes
|
11 (15.9%)
|
15 (30%)
|
43 (67.2%)
|
40 (64.5%)
|
|
No
|
58 (84.1%)
|
35 (70%)
|
21 (32.8%)
|
22 (35.5%)
|
|
Total (N = 245)
|
69
|
50
|
64
|
62
|
- 5 chess players did not report the number of years competed and hours/week practice in the activity
- Masters Athletes and chess players were recruited whereas moderately active and inactive were acquired from the CCHS
