Table 2 Sample Characteristics

Age ^a, M (SD)

41.0

(12.2)

42.8

(12.7)

42.0

(12.5)

2025.00

.410

Sex: female, n (%)

45

(70.3)

47

(68.1)

92

(69.2)

0.08

.784

School education, n (%)

0.36

.550

  < 9 years

0

(0.0)

1

(1.4)

1

(0.8)

 9 years

6

(9.4)

4

(5.8)

10

(7.5)

 10 years

16

(25.0)

24

(34.8)

40

(30.1)

  ≥ 12 years

42

(65.6)

40

(58.0)

82

(61.7)

BMI ^a, M (SD)

23.8

(3.3)

24.8

(4.3)

24.3

(3.9)

1883.50

.144

Attitude towards sports: positive, n (%)

62

(96.9)

68

(98.6)

130

(97.7)

0.42

.516

Additional psychotherapy: yes, n (%)

38

(59.4)

24

(34.8)

62

(46.6)

8.07

.005*

Antidepressants: yes, n (%)

32

(50.0)

33

(47.8)

65

(48.9)

0.06

.802

First depressive episode: yes, n (%)

15

(23.4)

21

(30.4)

36

(27.1)

0.82

.364

Number of depressive episodes ^b, n (%)

0.01

.941

 1–2

5

(8.9)

10

(18.2)

15

(13.5)

 3–4

14

(25.0)

5

(9.1)

19

(17.1)

 5–10

6

(10.7)

9

(16.4)

15

(13.5)

  < 10 or chronic depression (>  2 years)

31

(55.4)

31

(56.4)

62

(55.9)

Additional morbidities ^c, MDN (IQR)

0

(1)

0

(1)

0

(1)

2161.50

.812

  MADRS, M (SD)

23.5

(8.9)

22.2

(9.1)

22.8

(9.0)

−0.81

.421

  PHQ-9, M (SD)

13.5

(5.5)

13.2

(5.0)

13.4

(5.2)

−0.31

.756

 Anxiety (GAD-7), M (SD)

11.0

(4.2)

11.3

(4.2)

11.1

(4.2)

0.50

.618

 Body Image (FKB-20), M (SD)

24.0

(6.7)

23.3

(6.2)

23.7

(6.4)

0.63

.533

 Global self-esteem (R-SES) ^a, M (SD)

13.3

(5.6)

14.2

(5.1)

13.8

(5.4)

1961.50

.266

 Coping (FERUS), M (SD)

33.2

(7.5)

33.9

(6.8)

33.6

(7.1)

0.59

.558

 Interpersonal sensitivity (SCL-90) ^a, M (SD)

68.9

(8.6)

69.0

(7.5)

68.9

(8.0)

2208.00

1.00