Table 1 Gender, socio-demographic and anthropometric characterizations

Anthropometric

Age (years)

25 ± 2

26 ± 1

25 ± 2

 < 0.0001

26 ± 4

25 ± 3

0.14

Height (m)

179 ± 7.6

167 ± 4.5

182 ± 4.2

 < 0.0001

1.79 ± 0.90

1.77 ± 0.88

0.03

Weight (Kg)

73.2 ± 8.5

67.3 ± 8.3

76.1 ± 13

 < 0.0001

74.8 ± 12.8

72.6 ± 12.1

0.13

BMI (Kg/m²)

22.8 ± 0.9

21.2 ± 2

23.2 ± 0.1

0.9

23.3 ± 4.1

23.9 ± 10.8

0.51

Training sessions

Number/week

4 ± 1

3 ± 1

4 ± 1

 < 0.0001

5.4 ± 1.2

3.9 ± 1.4

 < 0.0001

PSQI components

Sleep onset latency

1.02 ± 0.55

0.99 ± 0.53

1.03 ± 0.56

0.5

0.99 ± 0.50

1.03 ± 0.58

0.55

Sleep duration

1.05 ± 0.82

1.12 ± 0.85

1.02 ± 0.80

0.3

1.13 ± 0.86

1.01 ± 0.79

0.2

Sleep efficiency

0.45 ± 0.55

0.50 ± 0.54

0.39 ± 0.56

0.1

0.39 ± 0.54

0.44 ± 0.56

0.4

Sleep quality

0.06 ± 0.27

0.06 ± 0.24

0.06 ± 0.28

0.6

0.10 ± 0.32

0.04 ± 0.22

0.09

Disturbances

0.98 ± 0.62

1.03 ± 0.57

0.95 ± 0.64

0.2

0.96 ± 0.54

0.99 ± 0.66

0.68

Medication

0.31 ± 06.4

0.31 ± 0.68

0.31 ± 0.62

0.9

0.25 ± 0.58

0.35 ± 0.67

0.2

Daytime dysfunction

0.83 ± 0.77

0.70 ± 0.72

0.89 ± 0.79

0.04

0.86 ± 0.77

0.78 ± 0.78

0.3

PSQI Index

4.67 ± 1.69

4.63 ± 1.67

4.68 ± 1.70

0.7

4.60 ± 1.65

4.70 ± 1.72

0.6

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

P-valueα

Athletic status

Elite

115(35.9)

30(26.1)

85(73.9)

0.21

High trained

205(64.1)

67(32.7)

138(67.3)

n(%)

n(%)

P-valueβ

Disciplines

Athletics

42(13.1)

19(45.2)

23(54.8)

 < 0.0001

21(50)

21(50)

 < 0.0001

Basket-ball

80(25)

38(47.5)

42(52.5)

39(48.8)

41(51.3)

Football

90 (28.1)

0(0.0)

90(100)

41(45.6)

49(54.4)

Rugby

58(18.1)

28(48.3)

30(51.7)

0(0.0)

58(100)

Wrestling

14 (4.4)

0(0.0)

14(100)

14(100)

0(0.0)

Tennis

36(11.3)

12(33.3)

24(66.7)

0(0.0)

36(100)