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Table 2 Average distances in km at reference 6 h, male sex, age 46 years, and calendar year 2007

From: Do women reduce the gap to men in ultra-marathon running?

Ultramarathon

 6 h

55.7

 

 12 h

90.1

 

 24 h

143

 

 48 h

222

 

 72 h

275

 

 144 h

519

 

 240 h

833

 

Average effect of sex

 6 h

−10.0 %

 

 12 h

−8.4 %

 

 24 h

−10.0 %

n.s.

 48 h

−10.0 %

n.s.

 72 h

−10.0 %

n.s.

 144 h

−4.8 %

 

 240 h

−9.3 %

 

Effects in %

 

Year = 2007

Age

 

36 (%)

41 (%)

46 (%)

51 (%)

56 (%)

 

6 h

−6.8

−8.0

−10.0

−12.5

−15.3

 

12 h

−6.8

−8.0

−10.0

−12.5

−15.3

n.s.

24 h

−2.6

−2.6

−3.0

−3.6

−4.6

 

48 h

−6.8

−8.0

−10.0

−12.5

−15.3

n.s.

72 h

−6.8

−8.0

−10.0

−12.5

−15.3

n.s.

144 h

−6.8

−8.0

−10.0

−12.5

−15.3

n.s.

240 h

−6.8

−8.0

−10.0

−12.5

−15.3

n.s.

Effects in %

 

Age = 46

Calendar year

 

1997 (%)

2002 (%)

2007 (%)

2012 (%)

2017 (%)

 

6 h

−13.0

−11.2

−10.0

−9.5

−9.9

 

12 h

−8.8

−8.0

−8.4

−10.1

−13.3

 

24 h

−0.2

−0.7

−3.0

−7.4

−14.5

 

48 h

3.7

3.3

−0.2

−7.9

−20.9

 

72 h

−13.0

−11.2

−10.0

−9.5

−9.9

n.s.

144 h

−13.0

−11.2

−10.0

−9.5

−9.9

n.s.

240 h

−13.0

−11.2

−10.0

−9.5

−9.9

n.s.

  1. Expressed are percentage difference between women and men. A positive percentage means that women perform better than men and vice versa. For example: women with age 36 years in 2007 performed 2.6 % less than men in ultramarathon 24 h. n.s. interaction effect not significant that is: gap corresponds to ultramarathon 6 h