|
AIS categories
|
Supplements
|
Sex
|
Competitive level
|
|---|
|
Total
|
Female
|
Male
|
P-value
|
OR
|
International
|
National
|
P-value
|
OR
|
|---|
|
Group A
|
Sports Foods
|
Sports drinks
|
44.9%
|
35.5%
|
61.1%
|
0.136
|
0.52 [0.24–1.11]
|
45.5%
|
43.8%
|
1.00
|
1.05 [0.47–2.36]
|
|
Sports Bars
|
38.8%
|
35.5%
|
44.4%
|
0.559
|
0.79 [0.38–1.64]
|
39.4%
|
37.5%
|
1.00
|
1.06 [0.46–2.43]
|
|
Whey protein
|
16.3%
|
25.8%
|
–
|
0.020 *
|
–
|
15.2%
|
18.8%
|
1.00
|
0.85 [0.31–2.30]
|
|
Medical supplements
|
Iron
|
16.3%
|
6.5%
|
33.3%
|
0.039 *
|
0.39 [0.21–0.73]
|
24.2%
|
–
|
0.041 *
|
–
|
|
Vitamin D
|
12.2%
|
12.9%
|
11.1%
|
1.00
|
1.12 [0.34–3.69]
|
12.1%
|
12.5%
|
1.00
|
0.98 [0.29–3.28]
|
|
Ergogenic aids
|
Caffeine
|
28.6%
|
32.3%
|
22.2%
|
0.527
|
1.40 [0.56–3.52]
|
27.3%
|
31.3%
|
1.00
|
0.88 [0.37–2.07]
|
|
Group B
|
Vitamin C
|
20.4%
|
16.1%
|
27.8%
|
0.465
|
0.67 [0.31–1.43]
|
15.2%
|
31.3%
|
0.261
|
0.56 [0.25–1.25]
|
|
BCAA
|
10.2%
|
16.1%
|
–
|
0.143
|
–
|
9.1%
|
12.5%
|
1.00
|
0.79 [0.25–2.53]
|
|
Group C
|
Green tea
|
18.4%
|
19.4%
|
16.7%
|
1.00
|
1.13 [0.41–3.08]
|
18.2%
|
18.8%
|
1.00
|
0.98 [0.40–2.72]
|
- SS Sports supplements; * statistically significant differences between women and men of the same performance level (p < 0.05). BCAA Branched chain amino-acids
