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Table 3 Likelihood to Use Resources to Obtain Current Nutrition Information among D1B players and Coachesa

From: Sports nutrition knowledge and perceptions among professional basketball athletes and coaches in Lebanon-a cross-sectional study

 

Basketball Players

Coaches

 

Resource

Total n (%)

(n=178)

Men n (%)

(N=126)

Women n (%)

(N=52)

p valueb

Total n (%)

(n=11)

P valuec

Criteria

Likely

Neutral

Unlikely

Likely

Neutral

Unlikely

Likely

Neutral

Unlikely

 

Likely

Neutral

Unlikely

 

Coach

64(37.2)

73(42.4)

35(20.3)

45(37.5)

58(48.3)

17(14.2)

19(36.5)

15(28.8)

18(34.6)

0.01

4(36.4)

6(54.5)

1(9.1)

0.67

Assistant Coach

69(38.8)

66(37.1)

43(24.2)

51(40.5)

55(43.7)

20(15.9)

18(34.6)

11(21.2)

23(44.2)

0.00

5(45.5)

5(45.5)

1(9.1)

0.62

Strength & Conditioning Coach

118(66.7)

45(25.4)

14(7.9)

74(59.2)

40(32.0)

11(8.8)

44(84.6)

5(9.6)

3(5.8)

0.00

10(90.9)

1(9.1)

-

0.37

Academic Journals

61(34.5)

76(42.9)

40(22.6)

38(30.4)

61(48.8)

26(20.8)

23(44.2)

15(28.8)

14(26.9)

0.05

5(45.5)

3(27.3)

3(27.3)

0.67

Magazines

48(27.1)

77(43.5)

52(29.4)

24(19.0)

68(54.0)

34(27.0)

24(47.1)

9(17.6)

18(35.3)

0.00

5(45.5)

4(36.4)

2(18.2)

0.45

Friends

47(26.4)

79(44.4)

52(29.2)

24(19.0)

65(51.6)

37(29.4)

23(44.2)

14(26.9)

15(28.8)

0.00

1(9.1)

7(63.6)

3(27.3)

0.41

College Nutrition/Health Courses

117(65.7)

45(25.3)

16(9.0)

78(61.9)

37(29.4)

11(8.7)

39(75.0)

8(15.4)

5(9.6)

0.13

9(81.8)

2(18.2)

-

0.69

Parents

66(37.3)

76(42.9)

35(19.8)

38(30.4)

61(48.8)

26(20.8)

28(53.8)

15(28.8)

9(17.3)

0.01

3(27.3)

7(63.6)

1(9.1)

0.51

Dietitian/Nutritionist

160(89.9)

13(7.3)

5(2.8)

113(89.7)

11(8.7)

2(1.6)

47(90.4)

2(3.8)

3(5.8)

0.18

10(90.9)

1(9.1)

-

0.70

Physicians

102(57.6)

55(31.1)

20(11.3)

69(54.8)

45(35.7)

12(9.5)

33(64.7)

10(19.6)

8(15.7)

0.09

6(54.5)

4(36.4)

1(9.1)

0.90

Internet

83(47.2)

71(40.3)

22(12.5)

46(36.8)

64(51.2)

15(12.0)

37(72.5)

7(13.7)

7(13.7)

0.00

7(63.6)

3(27.3)

1(9.1)

0.75

Other

-

-

1(100)

-

-

-

-

-

1(100)

-

-

-

-

-

  1. aD1B: Division 1 basketball
  2. brefers to differences between the two sex groups; P-value: < 0.05 = statistical significance
  3. c refers to differences between the players and coaches; P-value: < 0.05 = statistical significance