From: Health status and health behaviors among citizen endurance Nordic skiers in the United States
 | Birkebeiner skiers (%) | US population | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Health status | |||
 Very good/excellent health status | 88.3 | 82.8% [9] | <0.001 |
 As fit/more fit than peers | 99.1 | – |  |
 No physical limitations | 82.8 | 76.4% [9] | <0.001 |
 Free from depression/low mood | 93.1 | 82.2% [9] | <0.001 |
Health behaviors | |||
 % Sleep <7 h/night | 65.1 | 35.3% [11] | 0.55 |
 % Snoring | 36.3 | 48.0% [11] | <0.001 |
 % Unintentionally falling asleep | 31.3 | 37.9% [11] | <0.001 |
 % Eating fruit less than 1 time daily | 18.2 | 39.2% [10] | <0.001 |
 % Eating vegetables less than 1 time daily | 14.4 | 23.1% [10] | <0.001 |
 Current smokers | 3.37 | 21.2% [9] | <0.001 |
 Drink alcohol | 90.5 | 87.6% [9] | <0.001 |
 Moderate alcohol consumption (0–2 drinks per occasion) | 83.9 | – |  |
 Binge drinking, ever | 10.3 | 18.3% [9] | <0.001 |
 No leisure time physical activity | 5.84 | 25.5% | <0.001 |
 Arthritis | 18.7 | 24.4% [9] | <0.001 |