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Table 1 The types of long-term illnesses or disabilities (LTID) and Chi-square test of independence in the proportion that LTID affects the individual’s participation

From: Do adolescents with long-term illnesses and disabilities have increased risks of sports related injuries?

 

LTID

Affected LTID

na

p-value*

(%)

(%)

None

88.0

12.0

125

0.158

Chronic condition

81.7

18.3

546

0.052

 Allergies

83.1

16.9

391

0.688

 Asthma

75.9

24.1

187

0.002

 Diabetes

75.0

25.0

64

0.051

 Epilepsy

29.4

70.6

17

<.001

 Joint pains

69.4

30.6

216

<.001

Learning difficulties

72.2

27.8

252

<.001

 Remembering

69.8

30.2

149

<.001

 Concentrating

70.0

30.0

180

<.001

 Sitting still

69.0

31.0

113

<.001

Functional difficulties

67.9

32.1

218

<.001

 Breathing

63.7

36.3

113

<.001

 Handling objects

44.4

55.6

27

<.001

 Hearing

52.9

47.1

17

0.001

 Moving

47.6

52.4

63

<.001

 Seeing

67.9

32.1

53

0.001

 Speaking

66.2

33.8

65

<.001

Overall

83.7

16.3

942

 
  1. LTID Long term illnesses or disabilities
  2. * Pearson’s Chi-square test of independence
  3. a Columns are dominator for %. Overall totals do not add up due to multiple conditions and difficulties per individual case