Table 1. Comparison of general characteristics in athletes with or without menstrual irregularity.

 

Eumenorrhea
(n=181)

Menstrual irregularity
(n=43)

Age (yr)

19.5 (2.6)

19.1 (2.5)

Height (m)

1.68 (0.07)

1.67 (6.6)

Weight (kg)

57.5 (7.1)

54.8 (7.6) *

BMI (kg·m-2)

20.3 (2.1)

19.6 (1.9) *

Participation age to sports (yr)

11.5 ( 3.1)

10.8 (3.5)

Duration of training (yr)

6.8 (3.3)

6.5 (3.9)

Amount of training (h/week)

6.5 (4.9)

6.7 (6.4)

EAT-40 score

18.9 (9.9)

22.8 (12.4)
BMI= body mass index, EAT-40 = eating attitudes test-40. * p < 0.05.