Table 3.
Prevalence of psychological distress (HSCL-5 ≥2.0) across sample and gender
| HSCL score | Student elite athletes
|
Student controls
|
p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | N | % | N | |||
| Male | HSCL-5 <2.0 | 96.4 | 370 | 85.4 | 169 | 0.000 |
| HSCL-5 2.0–4.0 | 3.6 | 14 | 14.6 | 29 | ||
| Female | HSCL-5 <2.0 | 86.8 | 191 | 75.6 | 118 | 0.005 |
| HSCL-5 2.0–4.0 | 13.2 | 29 | 24.4 | 38 | ||
| p-value | 0.000 | 0.021 | ||||
| Total | HSCL-5 <2.0 | 92.9 | 561 | 81.1 | 287 | 0.000 |
| HSCL-5 2.0–4.0 | 7.1 | 43 | 18.9 | 67 | ||
| p-value | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||
Note: Missing student elite athletes (n=7) and student controls (n=1).
Abbreviation: HSCL, Hopkins’ Symptom Checklist.