Table 3.
ANOVA of the sports supplements consumed in the different categories established by the AIS [14], based on sex, level of competition, and their interaction.
| Sex | Competitive Level | Sex × Competitive Level | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | F | p | F | p | Regional | National | International | F | p | ||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | ||||||||
| Total SS | 0.394 | 0.531 | 3.919 | 0.021 | 7.51 ± 0.61 | 6.97 ± 1.03 | 8.81 ± 0.83 | 10.70 ± 1.25 | 11.19 ± 1.50 | 7.90 ± 1.90 | 1.804 | 0.167 | |
| Group A | Sport foods | 0.708 | 0.401 | 2.589 | 0.077 | 4.07 ± 0.26 | 3.91 ± 0.43 | 4.86 ± 0.35 | 4.74 ± 0.53 | 5.31 ± 0.63 | 4.50 ± 0.80 | 0.185 | 0.831 |
| Medical supplements | 2.651 | 0.105 | 2.776 | 0.059 | 0.54 ± 0.10 | 0.73 ± 0.17 | 0.67 ± 0.14 | 1.35 ± 0.20 | 0.75 ± 0.25 | 0.70 ± 0.31 | 1.662 | 0.192 | |
| Ergogenic aids | 2.025 | 0.156 | 5.801 | 0.003 | 0.94 ± 0.10 | 0.41 ± 0.17 | 1.10 ± 0.14 | 1.35 ± 0.21 | 1.06 ± 0.25 | 0.60 ± 0.32 | 3.067 | 0.049 | |
| Total | 0.203 | 0.652 | 4.477 | 0.012 | 5.58 ± 0.37 | 5.09 ± 0.63 | 6.61 ± 0.51 | 7.48 ± 0.76 | 7.12 ± 0.92 | 5.90 ± 1.16 | 0.980 | 0.377 | |
| Group B | 0.309 | 0.579 | 2.689 | 0.070 | 0.48 ± 0.09 | 0.47 ± 0.16 | 0.36 ± 0.13 | 0.74 ± 0.19 | 1.00 ± 0.23 | 0.90 ± 0.29 | 1.073 | 0.344 | |
| Group C | 0.972 | 0.325 | 2.301 | 0.102 | 1.37 ± 0.23 | 1.41 ± 0.39 | 1.79 ± 0.32 | 2.48 ± 0.48 | 3.00 ± 0.58 | 1.10 ± 0.73 | 2.810 | 0.062 | |
| Group D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Data presented as M ± SD; SS, sport supplements.