Table 3.
Five of the most frequent ATC codes (level 3) per sport category. The numbers refer to proportion of the doping control forms containing information about ≥one of the respective ATC codes (R03A Adrenergics, inhalants (beta-2-agonists); R03B Other drugs for obstructive airway diseases, inhalants (not beta-2-agonists); M01A Anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic products, non-steroidal; N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics; N05C Hypnotics and sedatives).
| Asthma | Painkillers | Hypnotics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport category | R03A | R03B | Sport category | M01A | N02B | Sport category | N05C |
| VO2max endurance sports | 22.4% | 28.4% | Muscular endurance sports | 30.4% | 21.2% | Muscular endurance sports | 6.5% |
| Combat sports | 7.0% | 2.6% | Ball and teams sports | 17.9% | 17.0% | VO2max endurance sports | 3.4% |
| Strength and power sports | 5.5% | 5.9% | Strength and power sports | 17.0% | 12.9% | Aiming sports | 2.8% |
| Muscular endurance sports | 5.4% | 17.4% | Gymnastics sports | 16.9% | 14.6% | Strength and power sports | 2.2% |
| Ball and teams sports | 5.2% | 1.1% | Aiming sports | 16.0% | 12.3% | Ball and teams sports | 2.2% |
| Gymnastics sports | 3.8% | 1.5% | Fighting sports | 10.8% | 11.9% | Fighting sports | 1.1% |
| Aiming sports | 2.8% | 1.9% | VO2max endurance sports | 9.6% | 8.5% | Gymnastics sports | 0.0% |
| Other | 4.6% | 1.3% | Other | 18.5% | 17.9% | Other | 2.0% |
| Total | 10.7% | 10.8% | Total | 14.8% | 13.3% | Total | 2.5% |