Table 1..
Differences of exercise addiction score, age, training, competition distance, and competition performance among cyclists with and without a risk of exercise addiction
| Men | Women | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REA, n = 125 | Low REA, n = 626 | p | Cohen’s d | r | Skew | Kurtosis | REA, n = 17 | Low REA, n = 91 | p | Cohen’s d | r | Skew | Kurtosis | |
| EAI score | 25.9 ± 1.6 | 17.9 ± 3.4 | <.001 | 3.01 | .83 | −0.04 | −0.29 | 25.2 ± 1.3 | 17.0 ± 4.1 | <.001 | 2.70 | .80 | −0.30 | −0.50 |
| Age (years) | 37.2 ± 8.8 | 38.4 ± 8.4 | .635 | −0.14 | −.07 | 0.24 | 0.05 | 34.4 ± 10.0 | 37.4 ± 7.4 | .455 | −0.34 | −.17 | −0.11 | −0.67 |
| Training | ||||||||||||||
| Frequency last month (days/week) | 3.9 ± 1.4 | 3.8 ± 1.3 | .240 | 0.07 | .04 | 0.16 | −0.44 | 3.7 ± 1.6 | 3.6 ± 1.5 | .914 | 0.06 | .03 | 0.07 | −0.87 |
| Volume last month (hr/week) | 11.3 ± 4.9 | 11.1 ± 4.8 | .618 | 0.04 | .02 | 1.29 | 2.44 | 10.7 ± 4.2 | 10.3 ± 4.4 | .785 | 0.09 | .05 | 1.01 | 1.16 |
| Experience in cycling events (years) | 4.2 ± 4.4 | 4.9 ± 4.8 | .454 | −0.15 | −.07 | 2.35 | 6.90 | 3.9 ± 3.2 | 2.8 ± 2.8 | .147 | 0.37 | .18 | 1.57 | 2.75 |
| Sports experience in adolescence (percentage of subjects) | 42.4 | 45.2 | .742 | 35.3 | 29.7 | .094 | ||||||||
| Competition distance | ||||||||||||||
| Road cycling (km) | 162 ± 44 | 169 ± 44 | .638 | −0.16 | −.08 | 0.03 | 0.93 | 150.1 ± 47.4 | 139.7 ± 55.3 | .816 | 0.22 | .11 | −0.25 | −1.31 |
| MTB (km) | 121 ± 91 | 130 ± 108 | .839 | −0.09 | −.05 | 4.40 | 23.6 | 73.7 ± 24.1 | 90.9 ± 46.3 | .144 | −0.47 | −.23 | 1.79 | 4.29 |
| Competition performance | ||||||||||||||
| Road cycling (km/hr) | 25.9 ± 4.7 | 26.6 ± 4.1 | .687 | −0.16 | −.08 | −0.58 | −0.63 | 28.6 ± 6.6 | 24.4 ± 5.6 | .212 | 0.69 | .32 | 1.12 | 1.03 |
| MTB (km/hr) | 13.9 ± 2.1 | 14.8 ± 2.9 | .624 | −0.36 | −.17 | 0.97 | 0.70 | |||||||
Note. Values are the mean ± SD or percentage. REA: risk of exercise addiction group; EAI: Exercise Addiction Inventory; MTB: mountain biking. The analysis of competition performance was conducted for road cycling in a sample of 83 men (REA: n = 13; low REA: n =70) and 17 women (REA: n = 5; low REA: n = 12) who participated in the same event (198 km, 3,500 m positive slope). This analysis was performed for MTB in a sample of 60 male cyclists (REA: n = 11; low REA: n = 49) who participated in a 163-km event with a 4,700-m positive slope.