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Journal article
The Association between Esports Participation, Health and Physical Activity Behaviour
International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.17(19), 7329
10/2020
PMID: 33049914
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Abstract
We investigated the association between obesity, self-reported physical activity, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and perceived health in esports players, and the influence of player in-game rank. Data was collected with an online survey with an international participant sample of esports players representing five esports and all skill levels (
n
= 1772). Esports players were more likely to be categorized as normal weight, or obesity class 2 and 3 and as non-smokers (92%) and non-drinkers (65.1%) compared to international reference data. Esports players met international physical activity guidelines less than global general population. Esports players ranked in the top 10% were more physically active compared to the remaining esports players. As esports player in-game rank increased, so did the amount of time spent playing esports. Although esports players appear generally healthy, a small group was significantly obese and most esports players did not meet physical activity guidelines, indicating potential future health risks.
Details
- Title
- The Association between Esports Participation, Health and Physical Activity Behaviour
- Creators
- Michael G Trotter - Faculty of Health, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Health Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD 4059, AustraliaTristan J Coulter - Faculty of Health, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Health Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD 4059, AustraliaPaul A Davis - Department of Psychology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, SwedenDylan R Poulus - Faculty of Health, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Health Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD 4059, AustraliaRemco Polman - Faculty of Health, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Health Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia
- Publication Details
- International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.17(19), 7329
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Identifiers
- 991012934799802368
- Academic Unit
- Allied Health and Midwifery; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article