Table 1 Sample Characteristics and Nutrition Education Experience of Division I Basketball players and Coaches

Age (years)

27.28 ± 4.42

28.17 ± 4.18

25.13 ± 4.28

0.00

35.73 ± 9.99

Nationality

0.02

 Lebanese

165(92.7)

121(96.0)

44(84.6)

9(81.8)

 Non-Lebanese

13(7.3)

5(4.0)

8(15.4)

2(18.2)

Major^b

0.90

 FBAE

76(43.9)

54(43.9)

22(44.0)

5(55.6)

 FNAS

15(8.7)

12(9.8)

3(6.0)

–

 FE

23(13.3)

15(12.2)

8(16)

–

 FH

36(20.8)

26(21.1)

10(20)

4(44.4)

 FAAD

13(7.5)

9(7.3)

4(8)

 FLPS

2(1.2)

1(0.8)

1(2)

 FPh

3(1.7)

3(2.4)

0(0)

 FNHS

5(2.9)

3(2.4)

2(4)

Years of professional basketball playing

6.52 ± 4.20

5.98 ± 3.59

7.81 ± 5.22

0.11

12.36 ± 8.55

Any NTR courses taken^c

0.51

 Yes

57(32)

38(30.2)

19(36.5)

4(36.4)

 No

121(68)

88(69.8)

33(63.5)

7(63.6)

NTR courses taken^c

1.63 ± 1.95

1.46 ± 0.80

1.95 ± 3.12

0.55

2.00 ± 1.00

Basic NTR courses taken^c

1.63 ± 0.70

1.11 ± 0.52

1.39 ± 0.98

0.26

1.33 ± 0.58

Advanced NTR courses taken^c

0.45 ± 1.55

0.35 ± 0.92

0.69 ± 2.50

0.50

0.67 ± 0.58

Basic NTR courses with sports NTR component taken ^c

0.43 ± 0.72

0.35 ± 0.71

0.56 ± 0.73

0.22

1.00 ± 0.00

Advanced NTR courses with sports NTR component taken^c

0.23 ± 0.75

0.30 ± 0.88

0.06 ± 0.25

0.24

0.50 ± 0.71

Ever consulted with dietician/nutritionist?

0.00

 Yes

54(30.3)

25(19.8)

29(55.8)

4(36.4)

 No

124(69.7)

101(80.2)

23(44.2)

7(63.6)

Ever received education on banned supplement?

0.02

 Yes

52(29.2)

30(23.8)

22(42.3)

6(54.5)

 No

126(70.8)

96(76.2)

30(57.7)

5(45.5)

Dietician/nutritionist ever spoken to team?

0.00

 Yes

36(20.2)

15(11.9)

21(40.4)

4(36.4)

 No

142(79.8)

111(88.1)

31(59.6)

7(63.6)

If club has a dietician/nutritionist

0.00

 Yes

8(4.5)

6(4.8)

2(3.8)

0(0)

 No

123(69.1)

77(61.1)

46(88.5)

9(81.8)

 Don’t know

47(26.4)

43(34.1)

4(7.7)

2(18.2)