From: Iron, folate and vitamin B12 status of Ethiopian professional runners
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Sport category and sex | ||
Marathon runners | ||
Male | 10 | 9.9 |
Female | 6 | 6 |
Long (5 &10 km) runners | ||
Male | 8 | 8 |
Female | 10 | 9.9 |
steeplechase (3 km) | ||
Male | 9 | 9 |
Female | 5 | 5 |
Middle distance (800 m) | ||
Male | 12 | 11.8 |
Female | 10 | 9.9 |
Short (100–400 m) | ||
Male | 18 | 17.8 |
Female | 13 | 12.9 |
Weekly training days | ||
7 days per week | 6 | 6 |
6 days per week | 79 | 78 |
5 days per week | 8 | 8 |
3–4 days per week | 7 | 7 |
Training hour per day | ||
1:30–1:45 h | 44 | 43.56 |
2:00–2:30 h | 57 | 56.44 |
Sleeping hour per day | ||
> 12 h | 4 | 4 |
11–12 h | 29 | 28.7 |
9–10 h | 50 | 49.5 |
7–8 h | 16 | 15.8 |
6 or less Hrs | 2 | 2 |
Training place | ||
Stadium, sululta, gefersa, holeta. | 28 | 27.7 |
Stadium, sebeta,Ararat, CMC. | 26 | 25.7 |
Stadium, entoto, mekele, A.kality. | 32 | 31.7 |
Mixture of all | 15 | 14.8 |
Athletes age range | ||
17–18 | 19 | 18.8 |
19–25 | 72 | 71.3 |
26–35 | 10 | 9.9 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 68 | 67.3 |
Muslim | 10 | 9.9 |
Protestant* | 22 | 21.8 |
Others | 1 | 1 |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 42 | 41.6 |
Amahara | 26 | 25.7 |
Tigre | 13 | 12.9 |
Others** | 20 | 19.8 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 99 | 98 |
Married | 2 | 2 |
Divorced | 0 | 0 |
Widowed | 0 | 0 |
Sex of athletes | ||
Male | 57 | 56.4 |
Female | 44 | 43.6 |
Average monthly income (ETB) | ||
≤ 1000 | 9 | 9 |
1001–1500 | 24 | 23.8 |
1501–1999 | 47 | 46.5 |
2000–2500 | 17 | 16.9 |
2501–3500 | 4 | 4 |