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Table 1 Baseline characteristics for those listening and not listening to music while skiing or snowboarding today (N = 723)

From: Understanding youths’ attitudes and practices regarding listening to music, video recording and terrain park use while skiing and snowboarding

 

Not listening to music while skiing or snowboarding today

n = 456

Listening to music while skiing or snowboarding today

n = 267

OR (95% CI)

Age (mean (sd))

14.7 (1.5)

15.2 (1.4)

1.26 (1.14, 1.40)

Male

356 (78.1)

235 (88.0)

2.18 (1.40, 3.38)

Missing

1 (0.2)

2 (0.7)

 

Snowboarders

364 (79.8)

233 (87.3)

1.92 (1.22, 3.02)

Missing

5 (1.1)

5 (1.9)

 

Abilitya

 Beginner

63 (13.8)

15 (5.6)

1.00

 Intermediate

206 (45.2)

78 (29.2)

1.59 (0.86, 2.96)

 Advanced

140 (30.7)

98 (36.7)

2.94 (1.58, 5.46)

 Expert

36 (7.9)

66 (24.7)

7.70 (3.85, 15.42)

 Missing

11 (2.4)

10 (3.7)

 

 Previous ski/snowboard injury that required a doctor

91 (20.0)

96 (36.0)

2.28 (1.61, 3.23)

 Missing

54 (11.8)

27 (10.1)

 

 Skiing or snowboarding alonea

34 (7.5)

42 (15.7)

2.31 (1.43, 3.73)

 Missing

2 (0.4)

0

 

 Skiing or snowboarding with friends

390 (85.5)

242 (90.6)

1.66 (0.99, 2.79)

 Missing

7 (1.5)

3 (1.1)

 

 Skiing or snowboarding with parents

42 (9.2)

22 (8.2)

0.87 (0.51, 1.49)

 Missing

14 (3.1)

4 (1.5)

 

 Skiing or snowboarding with siblings

89 (19.5)

60 (22.5)

1.19 (0.82, 1.72)

 Missing

8 (1.8)

3 (1.1)

 

Think you will get any type of injury today

 Disagree

309 (67.8)

152 (56.9)

1.00

 Neither agree or disagree

59 (12.9)

37 (13.9)

1.27 (0.81, 2.01)

 Agree

76 (16.7)

73 (27.3)

1.95 (1.34, 2.84)

 Missing

12 (2.6)

5 (1.9)

 

Think you will get a head injury today

 Disagree

351 (77.0)

191 (71.5)

1.00

 Neither agree or disagree

38 (8.3)

37 (13.9)

1.79 (1.10, 2.91)

 Agree

56 (12.3)

34 (12.7)

1.12 (0.70, 1.77)

 Missing

11 (2.4)

5 (1.9)

 

Think you will get a wrist injury today

 Disagree

316 (69.3)

172 (64.4)

1.00

 Neither agree or disagree

50 (11.0)

33 (12.4)

1.21 (0.75, 1.95)

 Agree

83 (18.2)

59 (22.1)

1.31 (0.89, 1.91)

 Missing

7 (1.5)

3 (1.1)

 

I listen to music on my iPod/phone while skiing or snowboarding

 Hardly ever

361 (79.2)

24 (9.0)

1.00

 Half the time

70 (15.4)

66 (24.7)

14.18 (8.33, 24.16)

 Most of the time

25 (5.5)

175 (65.5)

105.29 (58.45, 189.66)

 Missing

0

2 (0.7)

 

 I plan to listen to music next timea

109 (23.9)

233 (87.3)

37.13 (22.18, 62.16)

 Missing

17 (3.7)

15 (5.6)

 

 I want to listen to my own music

216 (47.4)

223 (83.5)

5.76 (3.96, 8.38)

 Missing

0

1 (0.4)

 

 I don’t like the music playing overheada

123 (27.0)

116 (43.4)

2.09 (1.52, 2.88)

 Missing

0

1 (0.4)

 

 Music makes me more aware of my surroundings

43 (9.4)

58 (21.7)

2.68 (1.75, 4.11)

 Missing

0

1 (0.4)

 

 I like being in my own world

132 (28.9)

139 (52.1)

2.69 (1.96, 3.68)

 Missing

0

1 (0.4)

 

 Music makes skiing or snowboarding more exciting or fun or makes them more confidenta

210 (46.1)

212 (79.4)

4.58 (3.22, 6.51)

 Missing

1 (0.2)

1 (0.4)

4.54 (0.28, 73.68)

Parents listen to music while skiing or snowboardingb

 No

398 (87.3)

186 (69.7)

1.00

 Sometimes

22 (4.8)

23 (8.6)

2.24 (1.22, 4.12)

 Yes

18 (3.9)

36 (13.5)

4.28 (2.37, 7.74)

 Missing

18 (3.9)

22 (8.2)

 

Siblings listen to music while skiing or snowboardingb

 No

350 (76.8)

135 (50.6)

1.00

 Sometimes

48 (10.5)

44 (16.5)

2.38 (1.51, 3.74)

 Yes

38 (8.3)

65 (24.3)

4.43 (2.84, 6.93)

 Missing

20 (4.4)

23 (8.6)

 

Friends listen to music while skiing or snowboarding

 No

144 (31.6)

24 (9.0)

1.00

 Sometimes

164 (36.0)

70 (26.2)

2.56 (1.53, 4.29)

 Yes

112 (24.6)

159 (59.6)

8.52 (5.19, 13.98)

 Missing

36 (7.9)

14 (5.2)

 

Listening to music makes me a better skier or snowboardera

 Disagree

183 (40.1)

54 (20.2)

1.00

 Neither agree or disagree

115 (25.2)

44 (16.5)

1.30 (0.82, 2.06)

 Agree

151 (33.1)

168 (62.9)

3.77 (2.59, 5.48)

 Missing

7 (1.5)

1 (0.4)

 

Listening to music makes me more likely to hurt myself or others

 Disagree

174 (38.2)

135 (50.6)

1.00

 Neither agree or disagree

89 (19.5)

55 (20.6)

0.80 (0.53, 1.19)

 Agree

185 (40.6)

74 (27.7)

0.52 (0.36, 0.73)

 Missing

8 (1.8)

3 (1.1)

 

Listening to music is safe if you use one ear buda

 Disagree

159 (34.9)

63 (23.6)

1.00

 Neither agree or disagree

82 (18.0)

45 (16.9)

1.39 (0.87, 2.21)

 Agree

207 (45.4)

158 (59.2)

1.93 (1.35, 2.76)

 Missing

8 (1.8)

1 (0.4)

 

Listening to music makes me more carefula

 Disagree

255 (55.9)

112 (41.9)

1.00

 Neither agree or disagree

99 (21.7)

75 (28.1)

1.72 (1.19, 2.51)

 Agree

93 (20.4)

80 (30.0)

1.96 (1.35, 2.84)

 Missing

9 (2.0)

0

 

Listening to music is distractinga

 Disagree

154 (33.8)

161 (60.3)

1.00

 Neither agree or disagree

87 (19.1)

43 (16.1)

0.47 (0.31, 0.72)

 Agree

207 (45.4)

61 (22.8)

0.28 (0.20, 0.40)

 Missing

8 (1.8)

2 (0.7)

 

Listening to music makes it harder to hear/talk to peoplea

 Disagree

78 (17.1)

82 (30.7)

1.00

 Neither agree or disagree

55 (12.1)

29 (10.9)

0.50 (0.29, 0.87)

 Agree

314 (68.9)

153 (57.3)

0.46 (0.32, 0.67)

 Missing

9 (2.0)

3 (1.1)

 

Listening to music is fun or relaxing

 Disagree

102 (22.4)

40 (15.0)

1.00

 Neither agree or disagree

76 (16.7)

24 (9.0)

0.81 (0.45, 1.45)

 Agree

271 (59.4)

202 (75.7)

1.90 (1.26, 2.86)

 Missing

7 (1.5)

1 (0.4)

 

 Using the terrain park today

343 (75.2)

225 (84.3)

2.60 (1.59, 4.38)

 Missing

18 (3.9)

18 (6.7)

 

 Video recording while skiing or snowboarding today

125 (27.4)

140 (52.4)

2.96 (2.13, 4.11)

 Missing

1 (0.2)

2 (0.7)

 
  1. aVariables included in the logistic regression model
  2. bParent and siblings were combined to ‘any family member’ in the logistic regression model