Table 4.

Post hoc comparison between the variables with significant differences.

	Variable		Comparison between Groups		M ± SD	p	CI 95%
Competitive level	Total SS		Regional–National		−2.51 ± 0.96	0.029	−4.830 to −0.187
			Regional–International		−2.30 ± 1.35	0.271	−5.562 to 0.961
			National–International		0.21 ± 1.43	1.000	−3.234 to 3.650
	Group A	Ergogenic aids	Regional–National		−0.55 ± 0.16	0.002	−0.936 to −0.159
			Regional–International		−0.16 ± 0.23	1.000	−0.70 to 0.39
			National–International		0.39 ± 0.24	0.310	−0.185 to 0.967
		Total	Regional–National		−1.71 ± 0.59	0.012	−3.129 to −0.299
			Regional–International		−1.18 ± 0.82	0.462	−3.128 to 0.809
			National–International		0.53 ± 0.87	1.000	−1.564 to 2.633
Sex × Competitive level	Group A	Ergogenic aids	Male	Regional–National	−0.16 ± 0.18	1.000	−0.585 to 0.269
				Regional–International	−0.12 ± 0.28	1.000	−0.795 to 0.546
				National–International	0.03 ± 0.29	1.000	−0.677 to 0.744
			Female	Regional–National	−0.94 ± 0.26	0.002	−1.567 to −0.305
				Regional–International	−0.19 ± 0.34	1.000	−1.029 to 0.653
				National–International	0.75 ± 0.36	0.126	−0.138 to 1.633

SS, sport supplements.