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. 2023 Mar 8;15(6):1330. doi: 10.3390/nu15061330

Table 2.

Descriptive data of the sports supplements consumed in the different categories established by the AIS [14], based on sex and level of competition.

Sex Competitive Level Total
Male Female Regional National International
Total SS 8.39 ± 0.75 8.28 ± 0.47 7.37 ± 0.44 9.39 ± 0.83 9.92 ± 1.33 8.31 ± 0.40
Group A Sport foods 4.28 ± 0.33 4.44 ± 0.19 4.03 ± 0.19 4.83 ± 0.33 5.00 ± 0.57 4.40 ± 0.17
Medical supplements 0.94 ± 0.14 0.60 ± 0.07 0.59 ± 0.08 0.88 ± 0.12 0.73 ± 0.20 0.70 ± 0.07
Ergogenic aids 0.76 ± 0.13 1.00 ± 0.08 0.80 ± 0.09 1.17 ± 0.13 0.88 ± 0.18 0.93 ± 0.07
Total 6.03 ± 0.50 6.05 ± 0.28 5.45 ± 0.27 6.88 ± 0.50 6.65 ± 0.75 6.05 ± 0.24
Group B 0.63 ± 0.12 0.50 ± 0.07 0.48 ± 0.07 0.48 ± 0.11 0.96 ± 0.25 0.53 ± 0.06
Group C 1.73 ± 0.25 1.66 ± 0.19 1.38 ± 0.17 2.00 ± 0.31 2.27 ± 0.89 1.68 ± 0.15
Group D 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00

Data presented as M ± SD; SS, sport supplements.