Table 1

Characteristics of factors associated with risk-taking behaviour

	Risk-taking skiers (n=158)	Cautious skiers (n=369)	p Value
Age (years)	30.4 (13.8), 13–71	40.9 (14.2), 13–77	<0.001
Height (cm)	175.2 (8.3), 155–193	174.5 (9.2), 151–197	0.314
Weight (kg)	70.5 (13.8), 35–106	74.2 (14.7), 40–120	0.036
Body mass index	22.8 (3.3), 12.9–31.6	24.2 (3.5), 16.2–37.0	0.000
Speed (km/h)	52.5 (12.9), 17–93	45.3 (14.3), 12–87	<0.001
Sex
Male	114 [72.2]	216 [58.5]
Female	44 [27.8]	153 [41.5]	0.003
Age group (years)
13–19	37 [23.4]	23 [6.2]
20–39	76 [48.1]	144 [39.0]
40–59	41 [25.9]	166 [45.0]
≥60 years	4 [2.5]	36 [9.8]	<0.001
Nationality
Austrian	62 [39.2]	140 [37.9]
German	79 [50.0]	178 [48.2]
Others	17 [10.8]	51 [13.8]	0.630
Used type of gear
Ski	131 [82.9]	322 [87.3]
Snowboard	27 [17.1]	47 [12.7]	0.188
Helmet use
Yes	93 [59.2]	219 [59.7]
No	64 [40.8]	148 [40.3]	0.926
Missing	1	2
Skill level
Expert	16 [10.1]	31 [8.4]
Advanced	116 [73.4]	205 [55.6]
Intermediate	19 [12.0]	110 [29.8]
Beginner	7 [4.4]	23 [6.2]	<0.001
Physical fitness
Very good	31 [19.6]	48 [13.0]
Good	74 [46.8]	169 [45.9]
Average	49 [31.0]	128 [34.8]
Poor	2 [1.3]	20 [5.4]
Very poor	2 [1.3]	3 [0.8]	0.075
Missing		1

Data are presented as means (SD), range or frequencies [%].