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Table 1 Athletes’ demographic data, medical history, and training characteristics

From: Urinary Incontinence Among Elite Track and Field Athletes According to Their Event Specialization: A Cross-Sectional Study

Variable

Males (n = 128)

Females (n = 211)

p Value

Demographic data

Mean

SD

95%CI

Mean

SD

95%CI

Age (years)

22.38

5.59

(21.40–23.36)

23.15

5.74

(22.37–23.93)

0.22

Weight (kg)

72.12

14.81

(69.57–74.75)

59.37

11.20

(57.85–60.89)

 < 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

22.45

3.86

(21.77–23.12)

20.98

3.27

(20.54–21.43)

 < 0.001

Medical history

n

%

n

%

p Value

Urinary tract infections

Yes

15

11.7%

110

52.0

 < 0.001

No

113

88.3%

101

48.0

Constipation

Yes

12

9.4%

34

16.1

0.08

No

116

90.6%

177

83.9

Gynecological/prostate problems

Yes

2

1.6%

40

19.0

 < 0.001

No

126

98.4%

171

81.0

Pregnancies

Yes

17

8.1

No

194

91.1

    

Mean

SD

95%CI

p Value

Total pregnancies (n)

 

1.11

0.48

(0.86–1.36)

Vaginal deliveries (n)

 

0.75

0.77

(0.33–1.16)

Training characteristics

Mean

SD

95%CI

Mean

SD

95%CI

p Value

Training volume

Hours/day

2.42

0.82

(2.24–2.59)

2.42

0.74

(2.30–2.55)

0.64

Days/week

4.99

1.26

(4.72–5.25)

5.27

1.08

(5.09–5.46)

0.15

Months/year

10.02

1.15

(9.81–10.23)

10.04

1.63

(9.80–10.27)

0.82

Resting period

Hours between training sessions

20.11

7.00

(18.64–21.59)

18.77

9.25

(17.18–20.36)

0.69

Weeks/year

3.72

2.57

(3.25–4.20)

4.17

2.40

(3.82–4.52)

0.11

  1. BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, SD standard deviation