Table 1.
The descriptive information for study characteristics and selected characteristics by sex.
| Parameter | Men n = 219 | Women n = 89 | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age [years] 1st quartile; Me; 3rd quartile |
37;43; 48 | 35;39; 44 | 0.001 |
| BMI [kg/m2] 1st quartile; Me; 3rd quartile |
22.72;24.49; 25.66 | 20.31;21.46; 23.31 | <0.000 |
| HDI-10 index 1st quartile; Me; 3rd quartile |
17.60;25.00; 33.10 | 20.90;29.60; 35.90 | 0.005 |
| UDI-14 index 1st quartile; Me; 3rd quartile |
8.00;13.07; 18.57 | 5.79;8.93; 14.14 | <0.000 |
| Domicile I – a city with over 500,000 inhabitants II – a city with 500,000–100,000 inhabitants III – a city with 100,000–50,000 inhabitants IV – a city with 50,000–20,000 inhabitants V – a city with 20,000–5,000 inhabitants VI – village |
I – 60 (27.40%) II – 51 (23.29%) III – 23 (10.50%) IV – 25 (11.41%) V – 22 (10.05%) VI – 38 (17.35%) |
I – 32 (35.95%) II – 13 (14.61%) III – 8 (8.99%) IV – 13 (14.61%) V – 10 (11.23%) VI – 13 (14.61%) |
0.430 |
| Subjective assessment of health I – very bad/bad II – neutrally III – well IV – very well |
I – 2 (0.91%) II – 8 (3.65%) III – 95 (43.38%) IV – 114 (52.06%) |
I – 1 (1.12%) II – 0 (0.00%) III – 49 (55.06%) IV – 39 (43.82%) |
0.056 |
| Cigarette smoking | Yes: 204 (94.01%) No: 13 (5.99%) |
Yes: 81 (92.05%) No: 7 (7.95%) |
0.662 |
| Education degree I – primary education II – vocational education III – secondary education IV – higher education |
I – 3 (1.38%) II – 3 (1.38%) III – 48 (22.01%) IV – 164 (75.23%) |
I – 0 (0.00%) II – 1 (1.15%) III – 13 (14.94%) IV – 73 (83.91%) |
0.413 |
| Type of preferred training I – individual II – with a partner III – group |
I – 170 (77.62%) II – 30 (13.70%) III – 19 (8.68%) |
I – 64 (71.91%) II – 17 (19.10%) III – 8 (8.99%) |
0.475 |
| Number of competitions per year I – 0 II – 1 III – 2–5 IV – 6–10 V – 11–15 VI – 16–20 VII – 21–30 |
I – 10 (4.57%) II – 1 (0.46%) III – 97 (44.29%) IV – 78 (35.62%) V – 23 (10.50%) VI – 5 (2.28%) VII – 5 (2.28%) |
I – 5 (5.62%) II – 1 (1.12%) III – 28 (31.46%) IV – 36 (40.45%) V – 10 (11.24%) VI – 4 (4.49%) VII – 5 (5.62%) |
0.340 |
| Average number of running kilometers per week 1st quartile; Me; 3rd quartile | 50;60; 80 | 45;50; 70 | 0.001 |
| The longest distance [km] 1st quartile; Me; 3rd quartile |
65;100; 130 | 55;75; 110 | 0.001 |
Me – median; the longest distance – the greatest number of kilometers that the respondent managed to run at one time. Bold values represent median and statistical significance (p < 0.05).