Asthma and Asthma Medication Are Common among Recreational Athletes Participating in Endurance Sport Competitions

Table 1

Description of the participants in the three Swedish large endurance competitions: CCR Lidingöloppet in 2014 and CCS Vasaloppet and OWS Vansbrosimningen in 2015.

Event	CCR Lidingöloppet	CCS Vasaloppet	OWS Vansbrosimningen
Registered participants ()	21,507^2	15,800^3	8,605^4
Women (%)	27	14	35
Completed race ()	16,363	12,625	7,845
Age (median, IQR)	40 (32–47)	41 (32–49)	NA
Race time (median, range)^1	3:00 (1:42–6:12)	8:36 (4:07–12:49)	NA

¹Units: hours:minutes. ^2,3,4Of these registered participants, a total of 20,425², 11,101³, and 7,077⁴ were Swedish citizens, of age 18 or above, and had registered an e-mail address. IQR: interquartile range; NA: not applicable.