Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of 85 participants

Gender

Male

58.8% (n = 50)

57.5% (n = 23)

60% (n = 27)

0.82

Female

42.2% (n = 35)

42.5% (n = 17)

40% (n = 18)

Ethnicity

White

56.5% (n = 48)

55% (n = 22)

57.8% (n = 26)

0.92

Asian

25.9% (n = 22)

30% (n = 12)

22.2% (n = 10)

Black

5.9% (n = 5)

5% (n = 2)

6.7% (n = 3)

Arab

2.4% (n = 2)

2.5% (n = 1)

2.2% (n = 1)

Mixed

4.7% (n = 4)

2.5% (n = 1)

6.7% (n = 3)

Other

2.4% (n = 2)

2.5% (n = 1)

2.2% (n = 1)

Missing

2.4% (n = 2)

2.5% (n = 1)

2.2% (n = 1)

BMI (kg÷ m ² ) Mean (SD)

18.37 (3.42)

18.27 (3.77)

18.46 (3.13)

*t(83) = −0.25, n.s

BMI Category

Normal

71.8% (n = 61)

70% (n = 28)

73.3% (n = 33)

0.85

Overweight

8.2% (n = 7)

7.5% (n = 3)

8.9% (n = 4)

Obese

20% (n = 17)

22.5% (n = 9)

17.8% (n = 8)

Watched Olympics at official venue

8.6% (n = 7)

2.5% (n = 1)

13.3% (n = 6)

0.052

Watched Olympics on TV

83.5% (n = 71)

80% (n = 32)

86.7% (n = 39)

0.04