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: Received: 13 January 2023 / Approved: 18 January 2023 / Online: 18 January 2023 (08:40:31 CET)
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You, S.; Shen, Y.; Liu, Q.G.; CICCHELLA, A. Sleepiness among Professional, Semi Professional and Students Chinese Soccer Players in the Shanghai Lockdown. Preprints2023, 2023010326. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0326.v1
You, S.; Shen, Y.; Liu, Q.G.; CICCHELLA, A. Sleepiness among Professional, Semi Professional and Students Chinese Soccer Players in the Shanghai Lockdown. Preprints 2023, 2023010326. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0326.v1
You, S.; Shen, Y.; Liu, Q.G.; CICCHELLA, A. Sleepiness among Professional, Semi Professional and Students Chinese Soccer Players in the Shanghai Lockdown. Preprints2023, 2023010326. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0326.v1
APA Style
You, S., Shen, Y., Liu, Q.G., & CICCHELLA, A. (2023). Sleepiness among Professional, Semi Professional and Students Chinese Soccer Players in the Shanghai Lockdown. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0326.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
You, S., Qing Guang Liu and ANTONIO CICCHELLA. 2023 "Sleepiness among Professional, Semi Professional and Students Chinese Soccer Players in the Shanghai Lockdown" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0326.v1
Abstract
BACKGROUND. The aims of this study was to compare differences in daytime sleepiness between genders and qualification levels in a cohort university Chinese soccer player under 0 Covid policy restrictions in the urban area of Shanghai. METHODS. 491 questionnaires of Epworth Sleepiness Scales (ESS) were compiled online by males and females Soccer Students (SS), Semi-professional players (SP) and professional players (PP) during the ongoing measures of Shanghai lockdown. ANOVA was performed for players levels and gender. RESULTS. Significant differences were found between the 3 levels and between males and females. PP showed a very low score in the ESS (5,97) well below the threshold of 8, while SS and SP showed an ESS score above the threshold. Female showed higher scores than males. CONCLUSIONS. This study present the first data on sleepiness in Chinese soccer players of different level of qualification in a lockdown condition. Professional players has been less affected by lockdown measures than SS and SP. We can hypothesize the reasons resides in the more ordered lifestyle of PP in comparison to SS and SP, which mitigated the effects of the lockdown. Measures to improve sleep in females’ soccer player should be adopted.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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