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Table 2 Differences in perception of flow while cycling in various conditions by women and men

From: Recreational cycling provides greater satisfaction and flow in an immersive virtual environment than in real life

Cycling conditions

Women (\(\overline{{\text{x}} }\) ± SD)

Men (\(\overline{{\text{x}} }\) ± SD)

d

U

p

Cycling in field

4.06 ± 0.46

4.13 ± 0.51

-0.07

180.00

0.60

Bicycle ergometer

4.06 ± 0.31

3.86 ± 0.59

0.20

150.00

0.18

Bicycle ergometer in nIVR

3.74 ± 0.85

3.83 ± 0.58

-0.09

194.50

0.89

Bicycle ergometer in IVR

4.70 ± 0.85

4.26 ± 0.60

0.44

146.50

0.15

  1. \(\overline{{\text{x}} }\) arithmetic mean, SD standard deviation; d: difference, U Mann–Whitney U test value; p: p value