Table 1

Data shown are the mean (M) and standard deviation (SD) for the percentage of children using (Use) each feature to try a trick, the percentage of tricks that ended in a fall (Fall) and feature Risk (Use × Fall) as a function of age group (n=171 for young skateboarders 11–15 years, n=369 for older skateboarders 16–20 years)

FeatureYoungOld
Use
M (SD)
Fall
M (SD)
Risk
M (SD)
Use
M (SD)
Fall
M (SD)
Risk
M (SD)
Flat ground74 (44)65 (36)48 (42)71 (45)61 (37)44 (42)
 95% CI(67, 80)(59, 71)(41, 54)(67, 76)(56, 65)(39, 48)
Grind box14 (35)85 (25)12 (31)35 (48)67 (36)23 (38)
 95% CI(09, 19)(75, 96)(07, 17)(30, 40)(60, 73)(20, 27)
Quarter pipe46 (50)34 (35)16 (29)46 (50)35 (37)16 (31)
 95% CI(39, 54)(26, 41)(12, 21)(41, 51)(29, 40)(13, 19)
Railing1 (8)1 (0)1 (8)9 (28)79 (34)7 (24)
 95% CI(00, 02)NA(00, 02)(06, 12)(67, 92)(04, 09)
Ramp47 (50)36 (42)17 (34)51 (50)41 (39)21 (34)
 95% CI(39, 55)(27, 45)(12, 22)(46, 56)(35, 46)(17, 24)
Stairs1 (11)50 (71)1 (8)4 (18)44 (45)2 (11)
 95% CI(00, 03)(00, 685)(00, 02)(17, 71)(17, 71)(00, 03)
  • 95% CIs for means; scores were truncated to 0 for % scores.