Table 3

Per cent of respondents experiencing listed symptoms of mental health disorders most every day or constantly by race and ethnicity, separately by participants on men’s and women’s sports teams

Sex classification of sports team*WhiteBlackHispanic/LatinoP value†
Felt things were hopeless
 Men495 (9.2%)146 (14.3%)47 (10.6%)<0.001
 Women1735 (15.5%)218 (19.6%)122 (21.1%)<0.001
Felt overwhelmed by all you had to do
 Men1412 (26.2%)303 (29.9%)138 (31.1%)0.008
 Women5714 (50.9%)548 (49.2%)321 (55.5%)0.046
Felt mentally exhausted
 Men1077 (20.0%)248 (24.3%)92 (20.8%)0.008
 Women4252 (37.9%)454 (40.9%)246 (42.7%)0.012
Felt lonely
 Men610 (11.3%)150 (14.7%)52 (11.7%)0.010
 Women2294 (20.4%)261 (23.6%)142 (24.5%)0.005
Felt sad
 Men561 (10.4%)112 (11.0%)45 (10.2%)0.840
 Women2427 (21.6%)238 (21.5%)132 (22.9%)0.766
Felt so depressed it was difficult to function
 Men249 (4.6%)80 (7.9%)26 (5.9%)<0.001
 Women919 (8.2%)146 (13.2%)71 (12.3%)<0.001
Felt overwhelming anxiety
 Men588 (10.9%)114 (11.2%)55 (12.4%)0.633
 Women3258 (29.0%)321 (28.9%)183 (31.7%)0.374
Felt overwhelming anger
 Men301 (5.6%)93 (9.1%)34 (7.7%)<0.001
 Women802 (7.2%)116 (10.4%)60 (10.4%)<0.001
Felt a sense of loss
 Men413 (7.7%)109 (10.7%)33 (7.5%)0.004
 Women1437 (12.8%)163 (14.7%)86 (14.9%)0.082
Experienced sleep difficulties
 Men927 (17.3%)206 (20.4%)72 (16.3%)0.040
 Women3054 (27.3%)355 (32.0%)190 (32.9%)<0.001
  • *Participants reported whether they participate on a men’s or women’s sports team rather than their personal gender identity.

  • †χ2 test for differences in proportions by race and ethnicity.