Edema-like symptoms are common in ultra-distance cyclists and driven by overdrinking, use of analgesics and female sex – a study of 919 athletes

Table 7 T values of the linear multiple regression model including contraceptive intake

	df	Ride distance [km]	Ride duration [d]	Daily distance [km/d]	Sex (f = 1, m = 2)	BMI [kg/m²]	Electrolyte intake	Fluid intake [L/d]	Drinking strategy			Analgesic intake (no = 0, yes = 1)	Contraceptives intake (no = 0, yes = 1)
	df	Ride distance [km]	Ride duration [d]	Daily distance [km/d]	Sex (f = 1, m = 2)	BMI [kg/m²]	Electrolyte intake	Fluid intake [L/d]	ambient	much	thirst	Analgesic intake (no = 0, yes = 1)	Contraceptives intake (no = 0, yes = 1)
Facial Swelling	585	.19	.48	.78	−3.54**	−.87	.26	.67	−.17	.80	−1.19	1.82	.03
Eyelid Swelling	585	1.02	−.51	.15	−3.04**	−.60	.42	−.34	.13	1.18	−1.64	2.04*	.50

Indented: specification of model, first column: dependent variable, second column: degrees of freedom, third column: predictors. Levels of significance: (*): marginal significance p < .10, *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01. Abbreviations: body mass index (BMI)

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