Table 2..
Differences in health status between cyclists with high and low risk of exercise addiction and inactive subjects (control group)
| Men | Women | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REA, n = 125 | Low REA, n = 626 | Inactive, n = 307 | p | p REA vs. low REA | p REA vs. inactive | REA, n = 17 | Low REA, n = 91 | Inactive, n = 411 | p | p REA vs. low REA | p REA vs. inactive | |
| Physical QoL | 58.4 ± 6.1 | 57.5 ± 5.5 | 51.8 ± 8.5 | <.001 | .117 | <.001 | 58.3 ± 6.8 | 57.5 ± 5.6 | 51.1 ± 10.6 | <.001 | .590 | <.05 |
| Mental QoL | 48.2 ± 11.0 | 50.8 ± 9.4 | 43.2 ± 15.4 | <.001 | <.01 | .001 | 41.3 ± 12.8 | 50.8 ± 10.2 | 39.4 ± 17.3 | <.001 | .001 | .304 |
| Sleep | 4.9 ± 2.5 | 4.4 ± 2.4 | 5.2 ± 2.8 | <.005 | <.05 | .506 | 5.2 ± 2.6 | 3.9 ± 2.6 | 5.2 ± 3.1 | .001 | .120 | 1.000 |
| Anxiety | 8.6 ± 2.1 | 7.9 ± 1.8 | 9.2 ± 2.4 | <.001 | ≤.001 | <.005 | 8.3 ± 1.6 | 7.7 ± 1.7 | 9.3 ± 2.4 | .001 | .663 | 1.000 |
| Depression | 10.0 ± 1.6 | 9.8 ± 1.5 | 9.3 ± 1.9 | <.05 | .653 | <.05 | 9.5 ± 1.9 | 9.9 ± 1.7 | 9.5 ± 1.9 | .124 | .408 | .809 |
| Cardiometabolic risk | ||||||||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.5 ± 2.8 | 24.3 ± 2.5 | 26.3 ± 4.5 | <.001 | 1.000 | <.001 | 21.7 ± 2.8 | 22.2 ± 2.8 | 24.1 ± 4.2 | <.001 | 1.000 | .308 |
| PA(MET-min/week) | 7,576 ± 4,138 | 7,102 ± 4,445 | 1,065 ± 906 | <.001 | .711 | <.001 | 7,103 ± 3,877 | 6,037 ± 3,946 | 923 ± 751 | <.001 | 1.000 | <.001 |
| PC | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 4.0 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 0.6 | <.001 | .614 | <.001 | 4.2 ± 0.8 | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 2.7 ± 0.6 | <.001 | 1.000 | <.001 |
| AMD | 8.0 ± 2.3 | 8.3 ± 2.1 | 7.1 ± 2.0 | <.001 | .387 | <.05 | 8.6 ± 2.3 | 9.1 ± 1.9 | 7.8 ± 1.9 | <.001 | .732 | .530 |
| Tobacco | 0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.25 ± 1.2 | 1.8 ± 3.1 | <.001 | .282 | <.001 | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.9 ± 2.2 | <.005 | 1.000 | .246 |
| SAU | 6.2 ± 0.4 | 5.8 ± 7.9 | 8.3 ± 9.5 | .081 | 1.000 | .272 | 1.5 ± 2.5 | 2.2 ± 4.7 | 3.2 ± 4.7 | .069 | 1.000 | .383 |
Note. Values are the mean ± SD. REA: risk of exercise addiction group; QoL: quality of life; BMI: body mass index; PA: physical activity; PC: physical condition; AMD: adherence to the Mediterranean diet; SAU: standard alcohol units. p values (ANOVA) between the three groups; post-hoc Bonferroni test between REA and low REA, and between REA and inactive group.