TABLE 1.

Descriptive statistics of student-athletes in normal pre-Olympic year (control group) and student-athletes in COVID-19 pre-Olympic year (COVID-19 group).

		Control group	COVID-19 group	Differences between groups
Age (years)		25.40 ± 4.37	25.18 ± 4.97	t = 0.29; p = 0.77; d = 0.05; 95% CI = −1.30 to 1.74
Sex (n,%)	Male	38 (52.8%)	37 (47.4%)	χ2 = 0.44; p = 0.51
	Female	34 (47.2%)	41 (52.6%)
Type of sport	Individual	50 (69.4%)	47 (60.3%)	χ2 = 1.38; p = 0.24
	Team	22 (30.6%)	31 (39.7%)
Self-consideration of spor performance level	Amateur	40 (55.6%)	36 (46.2%)	χ2 = 1.44; p = 0.49
	Semiprofessional	29 (40.3%)	39 (50.0%)
	Professional	3 (4.2%)	3 (3.8%)
Self-consideration of stage in sport career	Beginning of high-level competition	15 (20.8%)	28 (35.9%)	χ2 = 5.29; p = 0.07
	Top performance in high-level competition	44 (61.1%)	34 (43.6%)
	End of high-level competition	13 (18.1%)	16 (20.5%)
Ongoing studies	Degree	56 (77.8%)	64 (82.1%)	χ2 = 0.43; p = 0.51
	Master’s degree	16 (22.2%)	14 (17.9%)
Employed	Yes	25 (34.7%)	30 (38.5%)	χ2 = 0.22; p = 0.63
	No	47 (65.3%)	48 (61.5%)
Study completion pace (years/level)		1.88 ± 0.89	1.87 ± 1.14	t = 0.02; p = 0.98; d = 0.01; 95% CI = −0.33 to 0.33
Self-perception	Athlete-student	18 (25.0%)	17 (21.8%)	χ2 = 0.21; p = 0.64
	Student-athlete	54 (75.0%)	61 (78.2%)
Priority	Studies	28 (38.9%)	41 (52.6%)	χ2 = 2.82; p = 0.09
	Athletic career	44 (61.1%)	37 (47.4%)
Hours per week spent on studying		9.87 ± 8.59	12.93 ± 8.60	t = −2.15; p = 0.03; d = 0.36; 95% CI = −1.58 to 3.32
Training sessions per week	Between 1 and 5	13 (18.1%)	19 (24.4%)	χ2 = 1.51; p = 0.47
	Between 6 and 10	38 (52.8%)	42 (53.8%)
	More than 10	21 (29.2%)	17 (21.8%)
Training hours per week	Fewer than 5	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	χ2 = 3.78; p = 0.44
	Between 5 and 10	7 (9.7%)	15 (19.2%)
	Between 11 and 15	18 (25.0%)	17 (21.8%)
	Between 16 and 20	20 (27.8%)	20 (25.6%)
	More than 20	27 (37.5%)	25 (32.1%)