Table 1. Demographic and injury characteristics of KLPGA golfers.
Variables Division I Division II Division III Total
No. of survey (# of total athletes) 119(144) 121(128) 123(128) 363(400)
Age (years) 23.5 ± 3.4 22.4 ± 2.9 21 ± 3.2 22.3 ± 3.3
Height (cm) 166.1 ± 5.3 165.5 ± 5.2 165 ± 5.4 165.5 ± 5.3
Weight (kg) 60.8 ± 5.6 59.7 ± 6.0 58.7 ± 8.0 59.7 ± 6.7
Body mass index (kg/m2) 22.1 ± 1.7 21.9 ± 2.0 21.9 ± 2.0 21.9 ± 2.0
Golf career (years) 12.2 ± 2.6 10 ± 2.8 7.7 ± 2.7 9.9 ± 3.5
Professional career (years) 5.6 ± 5.6 4.5 ± 2.6 3.4 ± 2.7 4.7 ± 3.0
Driving distance (yards) 244.1 ± 10.2 235.4 ± 13.3 229.8 ± 15.3 236.3 ± 14.3
No. of normal menstruation 92 94 96 282
No. of hypomenorrhea 17 20 19 56
No. of primary amenorrhea 1 0 3 4
No. of secondary amenorrhea 7 7 4 18
No. of other menstruation 2 0 1 3
No. of overall Injuries 174 166 170 510
No. of game injuries 128 107 111 346
No. of practice injuries 127 133 133 393
Total No. of AEs-games 22 896 9 652 8 256 40 804
Total No. of AEs- practice 30 240 41 910 46 440 118 590
Injury rate/1000AEs-games 5.6 11.1 13.4 8.5
Injury rate/1000AEs-practice 4.2 3.2 2.9 3.3