Table 3 BREQ-3 scores: a comparison across esports level and physical activity level

All E’athletes (n = 447)

6.00 (6.50)

1.00 (0.5)

1.50 (1.25)

3.00 (2.00)

4.00 (1.50)

2.75 (2.00)

3.50 (2.00)

Esports Category (n = 447)

Category 1 (n = 96)

5.63 (6.63)

1.00 (0.75)

1.50 (1.00)

3.00 (2.25)

3.50 (1.00)

2.50 (1.75)

3.25 (1.81)

Category 2 (n = 100)

5.88 (6.00)

1.00 (0.50)

1.50 (1.25)

3.00 (2.25)

3.75 (1.50)

2.75 (1.75)

3.25 (1.81)

Category 3 (n = 55)

5.25 (7.38)

1.00 (0.50)

1.25 (1.13)

3.25 (1.63)

4.00 (1.63)

2.50 (1.63)

3.00 (2.00)

Category 4 (n = 25)

7.25 (7.25)

1.00 (0.50)

1.50 (1.25)

3.00 (1.75)

4.00 (1.25)

2.75 (1.50)

3.50 (1.75)

Category 5 (n = 19)

5.75 (9.63)

1.00 (0.25)

1.75 (1.63)

3.50 (1.63)

3.75 (1.88)

2.50 (2.75)

4.00 (2.88)

Category 6 (n = 27)

4.25 (7.88)

1.00 (0.50)

1.75 (1.50)

3.00 (1.50)

3.75 (1.50)

2.50 (1.63)

3.50 (3.13)

p-value

0.89

0.92

0.53

0.69

0.52

0.75

0.68

Physical Activity Category (n = 364)

High (n = 255)

7.25 (5.63) ^{*, #}

1.00 (0.25) ^*

1.25 (1.00)

3.00 (1.75)

4.00 (1.25) ^{*, #}

3.00 (1.75) ^{*, #}

3.75 (1.50) ^{*, #}

Moderate (n = 109)

3.50 (7.50) ^*

1.25 (1.00)

1.50 (1.25)

3.00 (2.00)

3.25 (1.50) ^*

2.25 (1.50) ^*

2.50 (2.25) ^*

Low (n = 30)

3.13 (4.81) ^#

1.25 (0.75) ^*

1.25 (1.00)

3.13 (2.19)

3.25 (0.75) ^#

2.00 (1.44) ^#

2.63 (1.88) ^#

p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.08

0.09

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001