Table 3.
Distribution (%) of supplement information sources reported by swimmers within a high-performance swimming club.
| Information Source | Overall (n = 228) |
National (n = 89) |
Age-Group (n = 62) |
Development (n = 77) |
Males (n = 122) |
Females (n = 106) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance nutritionist (%) * | 33 | 51 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 48 # |
| Swim coach (%) * | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Parent/guardian (%) * | 42 | 16 | 40 | 74 | 50 # | 33 |
| NGB (%) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Medical doctor (%) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Other coach (%) | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 # | 1 |
| Teammate (%) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Friends and siblings (%) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Media (%) * | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Self-Research (%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
* Proportional difference between talent stages (p < 0.05); # proportional difference between sexes (p < 0.05); n = total number of supplements reported by each group.