Table 1.
Demographic information of all athletes who took part in a 24 h recall.
| Demographic | TOTAL n = 44 | Gender | Reason for Consultation @ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female n = 18 (41%) | Male n = 26 (59%) | Making Weight or Weight Loss n = 26 (59%) | Weight Gain n = 4 (9%) | Performance n = 9 (21%) | Clinical # n = 5 (11%) | ||
| Age (years) (M ± SD) | 26.6 (8) | 27.6 (10) | 25.9 (7) | 25.9 (7) | 24 (9) | 30.9 (9) | 24 (9) |
| Region * (n, %) | |||||||
| Non-Western ^ | 36 (86) | 14 (78) | 24 (92) | 26 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Western $ | 8 (14) | 4 (22) | 2 (8) | - | - | - | 3 |
| Sport (n, %) ~ | |||||||
| Endurance | 4 (9) | 2 (11) | 2 (8) | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Power/Sprint | 9 (21) | 7 (39) | 2 (8) | 6 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Racquet | 6 (14) | 2 (11) | 4 (15) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Skill | 10 (23) | 4 (22) | 6 (23) | 6 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Team | 2 (5) | 2 (11) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Weight | 13 (30) | 1 (6) | 12 (46) | 10 | 3 | - | - |
| Education (n, %) | |||||||
| Middle/Senior School | 7 (17) | 2 (12) | 5 (20) | 4 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Completed Senior School | 17 (40) | 6 (35) | 11 (44) | 12 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Attended University | 18 (43) | 9 (53) | 9 (36) | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Experience (n, %) | |||||||
| First CG/OG | 34 (79) | 15 (83) | 19 (73) | 21 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| First athletes village | 30 (70) | 14 (78) | 16 (62) | 18 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Previous nutrition assistance (n, %) | |||||||
| 6 (14) | 2 (12) | 4 (16) | 5 (20) | 0 | 0 | 1 (20) | |
* 2 responses unknown for region and level of education; # Clinical consultations included Coeliac disease, corn allergy, nut allergy and reflux; ^ Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Gambia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, St Vincent, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago; $ Australia, England, Falkland Islands, Guernsey; @ Proportions not calculated for region, sport, education or assistance as numbers in most categories are <10; ~ Endurance includes; athletic events 800 m and over, cycling and swimming distance events; Power/Sprint includes; athletic events under 400 m, athletic field events and swimming sprint events; Racket includes; badminton, table tennis and squash; Skill includes; archery and shooting; Team includes hockey; Weight includes; boxing, weight lifting and wrestling.