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Table 1 Species of sports and years of knowledge of study participants

From: Faculty of sports science students, physical education teachers, and athletes’ level of knowledge and attitude about mouthguards

Demographic characteristics

N = 532

Age

 18–20

139 (26%)

 21–30

282 (53%)

 31–40

64 (12%)

 40 and older

47 (8.8%)

Gender

 Male

372 (70%)

 Female

160 (30%)

Education

 Student

306 (58%)

 Athlete

84 (16%)

 Physical Education Teacher

142 (27%)

Sports branch to be interested

 Wrestling

58 (11%)

 Amateur kickboxing

11 (2.1%)

 Box

28 (5.3%)

 Karate

5 (0.9%)

 Athletics

41 (7.7%)

 Basketball

66 (12%)

 Ice hockey

4 (0.8%)

 Handball

15 (2.8%)

 Volleyball

64 (12%)

 Swimming

49 (9.2%)

 Taekwondo

20 (3.8%)

 Skiing

14 (2.6%)

 Football

141 (27%)

 Water polo

1 (0.2%)

 None

15 (2.8%)

Position in the sport branch

 Amateur

381 (72%)

 Professional

151 (28%)

National level in the sport branch

 Yes

88 (17%)

 No

444 (83%)

Time in the sport branch

 More than 10 years

202 (38%)

 6–10 years

164 (31%)

 1–5 years

166 (31%)