Sample characteristics
| Athletes (n=34) | Controls (n=34) | P value | ||||
| Age, mean (SD) | 33.1 (3.9) | 31.5 (3.5) | 0.07 | |||
| BMI prepregnancy, mean (SD) | 21.6 (1.7) | 22.4 (1.7) | 0.05* | |||
| Higher education, n (%) | 28 (82) | 29 (85) | 1.00 | |||
| Married, n (%) | 18 (53) | 14 (41) | 0.47 | |||
| Cohabitant, n (%) | 16 (47) | 18 (53) | 0.81 | |||
| Performance level | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
| Olympic Games | 26 | 4 | 6 | 36 | ||
| World Championships | 53 | 26 | 15 | 94 | ||
| Eur. Championships/ Champions league | 40 | 6 | 1 | 47 | ||
| World Cup victories | 115 | 115 | ||||
| National Champions | 104 | |||||
| Total number of medals in international competitions | 292 | |||||
Data presented as number (percentages) or mean (SD). Performance level is presented as number of medals for the athletic group.
*Significant difference between groups with p≤0.05.