Table 2 Descriptive statistics of athletes (n = 1420)

Age^a

Years

24.2 (8.8)

24.9 (6.6)

24.5 (7.9)

 = .756

Height^a

Cm

171.2 (9.7)

175.6 (10.2)

172.9 (10.2)

 = .002*

Weight^a

kg

69.2 (14.8)

73.3 (17.5)

70.9 (16.1)

 < .001*

Sports history^a

Years

5.8 (7.01)

9.6 (6.3)

7.3 (6.9)

 = .022*

Marital status^b

Solid partnership / Married

166 (19.2)

116 (20.4)

282 (19.9)

 < .001*

Living without a partner / single

685 (80.8)

453 (79.6)

1138 (80.1)

 < .001*

Education level^b

No schooling completed

76 (8.9)

33 (5.8)

109 (7.7)

 = .008

High school graduate

208 (24.4)

132 (23.2)

340 (23.9)

 < .001*

Bachelor’s degree

494 (58.1)

329 (57.8)

823 (57.9)

 < .001*

Master’s degree

52 (6.1)

62 (10.9)

114 (8.1)

 < .001*

Doctoral’s degree

21 (2.5)

13 (2.3)

34 (2.4)

 < .001*

Count of households^b

Live alone

295 (34.7)

193 (33.9)

488 (34.4)

 < .001*

2

88 (10.3)

71 (12.5)

159 (11.2)

 < .001*

More than 2

468 (55.0)

305 (53.6)

773 (54.4)

 < .001*

History of COVID-19^b

Yes

257 (30.2)

219 (38.5)

476 (33.5)

 < .001*

Doses of vaccine^b

0

39 (4.6)

42 (7.4)

81 (5.7)

 = .025*

1

35 (4.1)

35 (6.1)

70 (4.9)

 < .001*

2

403 (47.3)

258 (45.3)

661 (46.5)

 < .001*

3 & more

367 (43.1)

241 (42.3)

608 (42.9)

 < .001*

Type of sport^b

Individual Sport Athlete

398 (46.8)

249 (43.8)

647 (45.6)

 < .001*

Team Sport Athlete

453 (53.2)

320 (56.2)

773 (54.4)

 < .001*

Financially secure^b

Yes

270 (31.7)

203 (35.7)

473 (33.3)

 < .001*

Weeks spent social distancing^b

1–4 Weeks

462 (54.3)

366 (64.3)

828 (58.3)

 < .001*

1–2 Months

179 (21.0)

101 (17.7)

280 (19.7)

 < .001*

2–4 Months

121 (14.2)

73 (12.8)

194 (13.7)

 < .001*

More than 4 Months

89 (10.5)

29 (5.1)

118 (8.3)

 < .001*

Sought psychological or mental support: Yes^b

Before COVID-19

24 (2.8)

9 (1.6)

33 (2.3)

 < .001*

During COVID-19

102 (12.0)

72 (12.7)

174 (12.3)

 < .001*