Windsurfing vs kitesurfing: Injuries at the North Sea over a 2-year period

Table 1 Baseline characteristics

	Windsurfing	Kitesurfing	P-value
Age (yr)	31 ± 8	29 ± 11	0.437
Gender (No. and % of patients)			0.279
Male	21 (84%)	23 (72%)
Female	4 (16%)	9 (28%)
Experience (yr)	15 (0-30)	2 (0-12)	< 0.001
Annual participant hours	106 (1-480)	70 (1-810)	0.184
Skills level			0.001
Beginner	1 (4%)	11 (34%)
Intermediate	0 (0%)	6 (19%)
Advanced	9 (36%)	3 (9%)
Expert	8 (32%)	6 (19%)
Wind speed (Bft)	6 (2-8.5)	5 (2-9)	0.362
Protective gear (No. and % of patients)	3 (17%)	7 (28%)	0.480

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation in case of normal distribution, and as median (range) in case of skewed distribution.