Table 3 Most commonly used supplements according to sex and competitive level according to AIS categories (14)
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] | |