Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of athletes (n = 1420)
| Demographics | Unit/Category | Sub-elite (n = 851) | Elite (n = 569) | Total (n = 1420) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agea | Years | 24.2 (8.8) | 24.9 (6.6) | 24.5 (7.9) | = .756 |
| Heighta | Cm | 171.2 (9.7) | 175.6 (10.2) | 172.9 (10.2) | = .002* |
| Weighta | kg | 69.2 (14.8) | 73.3 (17.5) | 70.9 (16.1) | < .001* |
| Sports historya | Years | 5.8 (7.01) | 9.6 (6.3) | 7.3 (6.9) | = .022* |
| Marital statusb | Solid partnership / Married | 166 (19.2) | 116 (20.4) | 282 (19.9) | < .001* |
| Living without a partner / single | 685 (80.8) | 453 (79.6) | 1138 (80.1) | < .001* | |
| Education levelb | No schooling completed | 76 (8.9) | 33 (5.8) | 109 (7.7) | = .008 |
| High school graduate | 208 (24.4) | 132 (23.2) | 340 (23.9) | < .001* | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 494 (58.1) | 329 (57.8) | 823 (57.9) | < .001* | |
| Master’s degree | 52 (6.1) | 62 (10.9) | 114 (8.1) | < .001* | |
| Doctoral’s degree | 21 (2.5) | 13 (2.3) | 34 (2.4) | < .001* | |
| Count of householdsb | Live alone | 295 (34.7) | 193 (33.9) | 488 (34.4) | < .001* |
| 2 | 88 (10.3) | 71 (12.5) | 159 (11.2) | < .001* | |
| More than 2 | 468 (55.0) | 305 (53.6) | 773 (54.4) | < .001* | |
| History of COVID-19b | Yes | 257 (30.2) | 219 (38.5) | 476 (33.5) | < .001* |
| Doses of vaccineb | 0 | 39 (4.6) | 42 (7.4) | 81 (5.7) | = .025* |
| 1 | 35 (4.1) | 35 (6.1) | 70 (4.9) | < .001* | |
| 2 | 403 (47.3) | 258 (45.3) | 661 (46.5) | < .001* | |
| 3 & more | 367 (43.1) | 241 (42.3) | 608 (42.9) | < .001* | |
| Type of sportb | Individual Sport Athlete | 398 (46.8) | 249 (43.8) | 647 (45.6) | < .001* |
| Team Sport Athlete | 453 (53.2) | 320 (56.2) | 773 (54.4) | < .001* | |
| Financially secureb | Yes | 270 (31.7) | 203 (35.7) | 473 (33.3) | < .001* |
| Weeks spent social distancingb | 1–4 Weeks | 462 (54.3) | 366 (64.3) | 828 (58.3) | < .001* |
| 1–2 Months | 179 (21.0) | 101 (17.7) | 280 (19.7) | < .001* | |
| 2–4 Months | 121 (14.2) | 73 (12.8) | 194 (13.7) | < .001* | |
| More than 4 Months | 89 (10.5) | 29 (5.1) | 118 (8.3) | < .001* | |
| Sought psychological or mental support: Yesb | Before COVID-19 | 24 (2.8) | 9 (1.6) | 33 (2.3) | < .001* |
| During COVID-19 | 102 (12.0) | 72 (12.7) | 174 (12.3) | < .001* |
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019. Data were aMean (standard deviation), bNumber (%). *p value < .05 (Chi-square independence test or independent t test)