- Title
- The association between esports participation, health and physical activity behaviour
- Creator
- Trotter, Michael; Coulter, Tristan; Davis, Paul; Poulus, Dylan; Polman, Remco
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/196073
- Identifier
- vital:18643
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197329
- Identifier
- ISSN:1661-7827 (ISSN)
- 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. © 2020, MDPI AG. All rights reserved.
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Relation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 17, no. 19 (2020), p. 1-14
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Rights
- Copyright © 2020, MDPI AG
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- MD Multidisciplinary; Alcohol use; BMI; Exercise; Smoking behaviour; Video gaming
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