Table 2. Prevalence of Symptoms of Common Mental Disorders Among Current and Retired Professional Footballers.
| Current Professional Footballers | Retired Professional Footballers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence (95% CI) | Prevalence (95% CI) | |||
| Distress a | 14.8 | (11.8 - 17.8) | 18.4 | (13.2 - 23.7) |
| Anxiety/depression a | 37.9 | (33.7 - 42.2) | 35.3 | (28.4 - 42.1) |
| Sleeping disturbance a | 23.4 | (19.8 - 26.9) | 28.2 | (22.0 - 34.3) |
| Adverse alcohol behaviour b | 9.4 | (7.0 - 11.9) | 24.6 | (18.7 - 30.6) |
| Adverse smoke behaviour b | 3.8 | (2.2 - 5.4) | 11.4 | (7.0 - 15.8) |
| Adverse nutritional behaviours b | 58.1 | (53.9 - 62.3) | 64.5 | (58.0 - 71.1) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence of interval; N, number of participants.
aMonth prevalence.
bPoint prevalence.