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Table 3 Prevalence of symptoms attributed to sleep deprivation for the whole sample and according to the number of nights spent on the race

From: Sleep and Ultramarathon: Exploring Patterns, Strategies, and Repercussions of 1,154 Mountain Ultramarathons Finishers

 

Total (n = 1,154)

1 night (18)

2 nights (607)

3 nights (527)

p

At least one symptom attributed to sleep deprivation, n (%)

924 (80.1)

11 (61.1)

457 (75.3)

454 (86.2)

< 0.001

 Decreased alertness

623 (54.0)

8 (44.4)

298 (49.1)

317 (60.2)

0.001

 Hallucination

392 (34.0)

1 (5.6)

168 (27.7)

222 (42.1)

< 0.001

 Fall

168 (14.6)

1 (5.6)

83 (13.7)

84 (15.9)

0.31

 Endangering

112 (9.7)

0

53 (8.7)

59 (11.2)

0.17

 Injury

30 (2.6)

0

16 (2.6)

14 (2.7)

1

 Other inconveniences (digestive disorders, pain…)

123 (10.7)

2 (11.1)

65 (10.7)

55 (10.4)

0.98

  1. Data are presented as n (percentage). All p-values refer to comparisons between one, two, and three nights