Table 2

 Effect of being healthy or ill before an international competition on mean change in international points score (IPS) since the preceding national championship

StatusIll–healthy (90% CI)
HealthyIll
Values are mean (SD) with 90% confidence intervals (CI).
Female swimmers−2.6 (19.0)−3.7 (21.5)−1.1 (±8.9)
Male swimmers5.6 (13.2)−1.4 (17.5)−7.0 (±6.9)