TABLE 1.
Participant characteristics of endurance athletes with exercise-associated gastrointestinal symptoms (n = 137 respondents).
| Main sport |
Participation level |
Event type |
Sex |
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| Totals n |
Running n, (%) |
Triathlon n, (%) |
Non-running sports n, (%) |
Rec. Non-comp n, (%) |
Rec. Comp n, (%) |
Comp RNI n, (%) |
Single day | Multi-day ≥ 2 days | M n, (%) |
F n, (%) |
|
| Demographics | 137 | 75 (55) |
30 (22) |
32 (23) |
44 (32) |
51 (37) |
42 (31) |
129 (94) |
8 (6) |
51 (37) |
86* (63) |
*Significant difference; Comp, Competitive; CompRNI, Competitive regional, national and international; n, number; Rec., recreational; %, percentage; ≥, greater than or equal to.