Table 2.
Characteristics comparison between subjects who used self-medication drugs and subjects who did not.
Use of self-medication (N=112)
Not use of self-medication (N= 246)
P-value
n
%
Median (P25-P75)
n
%
Median (P25-P75)
Gender
Men
Women
65
47
58.0
42.0
157
89
63.8
36.2
0.30
Age
112
41 (30-50)
246
39 (28-48)
0.37
Body Mass Index
112
22.9 (21.1-24.3)
246
22.7 (21.2-24.4)
0.56
Level of education
Primary school
Secondary school
Post-secondary
Doctorate
1
41
68
2
0.90
36.7
60.7
1.70
4
98
133
11
1.60
39.8
54.1
4.50
0.64
Number of health ailments
112
0 (0-0)
246
0 (0-0)
0.64
Number of sports activities
112
2 (1-3)
246
1 (1-2)
0.17
Number of hours of weekly sports activity
112
7 (4-12)
246
5 (3-7)
<0.001
Membership to a club
Yes
No
77
35
68.7
31.3
124
122
49.5
50.5
0.01
Length of the race
10 km
21 km
70
42
62.5
37.5
184
62
74.8
25.2
0.02