Research Article
The Influence of Cortisol, Flow, and Anxiety on Performance in E-Sports: A Field Study
Table 2
Descriptive and inferential statistics according to performance.
| Dependent variables (mean ± standard deviation) | Game won (n = 12) | Game lost (n = 11) | t-test |
| Age (years) | 23.5 ± 3.0 | 24.0 ± 3.8 | t = −0.35, | Height (cm) | 176.5 ± 8.4 | 176.8 ± 8.5 | t = −0.09, | Weight (kg) | 71.2 ± 13.5 | 82.5 ± 15.1 | t = −1.85, | BMI (kg/m2) | 22.6 ± 2.3 | 26.5 ± 5.0 | t = −2.37, | Cortisol baseline (nmol/l) | 3.2 ± 1.9 | 3.7 ± 2.4 | t = −0.50, | Cortisol postgame (nmol/l) | 8.2 ± 5.5 | 7.1 ± 7.2 | t = 0.40, | Cortisol difference (nmol/l) | 4.9 ± 5.4 | 3.4 ± 5.8 | t = 0.64, | Flow | 5.0 ± 1.0 | 4.6 ± 0.7 | t = 0.98, | Anxiety | 5.5 ± 1.6 | 3.2 ± 1.3 | t = 3.80, |
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