Table 2.
Sample characteristics
| O-Ringen orienteering athletes (OR) | Local orienteering athletes (LO) | Mann Whitney | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 122) | (n = 14) | p-value | |
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Female | 41 (33.6) | 7 (50) | |
| Male | 81 (66.4) | 7 (50) | |
| Age, median (IQR) | 69 (66–71) | 70 (68–72) | 0.08 |
| Educationa, n (%) | |||
| Lower | 51 (41.8) | 6 (42.9) | >0.9 |
| Higher | 71 (58.2) | 8 (57.1) | >0.9 |
| Missing | 6 (4.8) | ||
| Medicinesb, n (%) | |||
| BP | 23 (18.9) | 4 (28.6) | 0.48 |
| PPI | 8 (6.6) | 0 (0) | 0.6 |
| Opi | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | >0.9 |
| NSAID | 4 (3.3) | 0 (0) | >0.9 |
| Yrs of orienteering, | |||
| median (IQR) | 36.5 (30–50) | 45.5 (31.5-57) | 0.12 |
| Smoking, n (%) | |||
| yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| no | 122 (100) | 14 (100) |
a“Lower education”: NO university studies, “Higher education”: studies at university, “Missing”: non reported
b“BP”: Blood pressure medications, “PPI”: Proton pump inhibitors, “Opi”: Opiates, “NSAID”: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs