Explanatory models for using a fluid consumption strategy during the 2015 IAAF World Championships presented as ORs (95% CI) calculated by simple and multiple logistic regression analyses
| 95% OR | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-championship use of hydration strategy | ||
| Simple models | Multiple model | |
| Sex | NS | |
| Age | NS | |
| Continent (reference: Europe) | NS | |
| Human Development Index (reference: very high-level countries) Lower developmental levels (very low-level, low-level, high-level countries) | NS (p=0.056) | |
| Event category (reference: speed/power events) Endurance events | 0.27 (0.15 to 0.50) (p<0.001) | 0.27 (0.15 to 0.50) (p<0.001) |
| Prechampionships medical support available | NS | |
| Experience of heat-related symptoms | NS | |
| Previous EHI diagnosis | NS | |
CI, confidence interval; EHI, exertional heat illness; IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations; OR, odds ratio.