Table 1 Gastrointestinal symptoms, recovery, stress, anxiety and participant characteristics of female and male participants in a 56 km ultramarathon running race
All participants | Females | Males | p value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 95% CIs | Mean | 95% CIs | Mean | 95% CIs | |||||
Race performance | ||||||||||
Time to completion (min) | 388.0 | 372.7 | 403.3 | 399.5 | 379.1 | 419.9 | 380.0 | 357.8 | 402.3 | 0.2098 |
Gastrointestinal symptoms | ||||||||||
Number of pre-race GIS | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.0963 |
Number of race GIS | 3.2 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.2028 |
Severity of pre-race GIS | 4.2 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 0.0540 |
Severity of race GIS | 11.2 | 7.4 | 14.9 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 16.0 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 17.1 | 0.3776 |
Recovery, stress and anxiety | ||||||||||
Recovery | 17.1 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 18.9 | 0.1501 |
Stress | 7.1 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 0.1820 |
Cognitive state anxiety | 14.4 | 13.0 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 13.8 | 19.3 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 0.0345 |
Somatic state anxiety | 14.0 | 12.8 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 18.1 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 0.0423 |
Self-confidence | 25.1 | 23.1 | 27.0 | 22.0 | 19.3 | 24.6 | 27.2 | 24.7 | 29.7 | 0.0059 |
Total state anxiety | 28.4 | 26.0 | 30.8 | 32.3 | 27.5 | 37.1 | 25.7 | 23.6 | 27.8 | 0.0181 |
Participant characteristics | ||||||||||
Age (years) | 40.3 | 38.0 | 42.7 | 37.6 | 34.1 | 41.0 | 42.2 | 39.1 | 45.4 | 0.0480 |
Body mass (kg) | 72.5 | 68.4 | 76.5 | 60.8 | 58.3 | 63.3 | 80.5 | 76.1 | 85.0 | 0.0000 |
Stature (cm) | 170.8 | 162.4 | 179.2 | 157.5 | 138.0 | 177.0 | 180.0 | 177.0 | 183.0 | 0.0000 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.6 | 22.8 | 24.4 | 21.9 | 21.0 | 22.8 | 24.8 | 23.9 | 25.7 | 0.0001 |
Running experience (years) | 5.1 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 0.2124 |
Training hours per week | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 0.6201 |