Table 4 Nutritional supplementation (NS) data (T - tennis; TT - table tennis; B - badminton; frequencies - f, percentage - %)
| Â | MALES | FEMALES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | T | TT | B | T | TT | B |
| Â | f(%) | f(%) | f(%) | f(%) | f(%) | f(%) |
Isotonics and vitamins | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 8(38.1) | 37(74.0) | 32(62.7) | 3(50.0) | 18(64.3) | 16(51.6) |
Yes | 13(61.9) | 13(26.0) | 19(37.3) | 3(50.0) | 10(35.7) | 15(48.4) |
Proteins | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 12(57.1) | 45(90.0) | 37(72.5) | 6(100.0) | 26(92.9) | 28(90.3) |
Yes | 9(42.9) | 5(10.0) | 14(27.5) | 0(0.0) | 2(7.1) | 3(9.7) |
Carbohydrates | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 11(52.4) | 46(92.0) | 45(88.2) | 6(100.0) | 28(100.0) | 31(100.0) |
Yes | 10(47.6) | 4(8.0) | 6(11.8) | Â | Â | Â |
Recovery supplements | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 21(100.0) | 49(98.0) | 45(88.2) | 6(100.0) | 28(100.0) | 31(100.0) |
Yes | 0(0.0) | 1(2.0) | 6(11.8) | Â | Â | Â |
NS in general | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 15(71.4) | 14(28.0) | 27(52.9) | 3(50.0) | 11(39.3) | 16(51.6) |
No | 6(28.6) | 36(72.0) | 24(47.1) | 3(50.0) | 17(60.7) | 15(48.4) |
Advised by coach to use NS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 13(46.7) | 49(92.9) | 40(59.3) | 5(66.7) | 28(100.0) | 29(87.5) |
Yes | 8(53.3) | 1(7.1) | 11(40.7) | 1(33.3) | 0(0.0) | 2(12.5) |
Advised by physician to use NS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 21(100.0) | 50(100.0) | 46(81.5) | 4(33.3) | 26(81.8) | 29(87.5) |
Yes | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 5(18.5) | 2(66.7) | 2(18.2) | 2(12.5) |
Advised by friend to use NS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 17(73.3) | 47(78.6) | 43(70.4) | 6(100.0) | 23(54.5) | 27(75.0) |
Yes | 4(26.7) | 3(21.4) | 8(29.6) | 0(0.0) | 5(45.5) | 4(25.0) |
Self decided to use the NS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 16(66.7) | 38(14.3) | 40(59.3) | 6(100.0) | 23(54.5) | 22(43.70) |
Yes | 5(33.3) | 12(85.7) | 11(40.7) | 0(0.0) | 5(45.5) | 9(56.3) |