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. 2019 Nov 26;7(12):241. doi: 10.3390/sports7120241

Table 6.

Factors associated with potential doping. The continuous scaled variables that are marked. ‘#’ were dichotomised by median, and post-hoc power analyses (Power) were performed.

Variable Doping Prevalence π^s in % (Positive Answers after RRT) SE (π^s) Power
Gender
female Physical doping n = 419 5.6 0.029 0.66
Cognitive doping n = 437 13.2 0.031 1
male Physical doping n = 1381 7.5 0.016 1
Cognitive doping n = 1428 8.3 0.016 1
A-level (German diploma, qualifies the holder for university admission)
yes Physical doping n = 1264 7.4 0.017 1
Cognitive doping n = 1306 12.0 0.018 1
no Physical doping n = 524 4.7 0.026 0.61
Cognitive doping n = 547 2.7 0.025 0.32
Years doing endurance sports #
≤10 years Physical doping n = 963 6.3 0.019 0.96
Cognitive doping n = 1000 8.0 0.019 1
>10 years Physical doping n = 658 9.4 0.024 1
Cognitive doping n = 679 10.4 0.024 1
Training in a group
yes Physical doping n = 907 5.4 0.02 0.89
Cognitive doping n = 936 11.2 0.021 1
no Physical doping n = 883 8.6 0.021 1
Cognitive doping n = 918 8.0 0.02 1
Age #
≤39 years Physical doping n = 933 4.6 0.019 0.8
Cognitive doping n = 956 10.0 0.02 1
>39 years Physical doping n = 844 8.9 0.022 1
Cognitive doping n = 885 8.7 0.021 1
Competition performed within the last 12 months
yes Physical doping n = 1523 7.8 0.016 1
Cognitive doping n = 1577 8.6 0.016 1
no Physical doping n = 280 2.8 0.034 0.22
Cognitive doping n = 284 15.0 0.039 1
Use of legal/freely available substances
yes Physical doping n = 554 7.7 0.026 0.93
Cognitive doping n = 574 9.4 0.026 0.98
no Physical doping n = 1239 6.7 0.017 1
Cognitive doping n = 1284 9.4 0.017 1
Use of analgesics during the last three months
yes Physical doping n = 198 11.8 0.045 0.88
Cognitive doping n = 209 13.5 0.056 0.84
no Physical doping n = 1605 6.4 0.015 1
Cognitive doping n = 1659 9.0 0.015 1
Overall hours of training per week #
≤8 h Physical doping n = 995 8.0 0.02 1
Cognitive doping n = 1028 13.4 0.02 1
>8 h Physical doping n = 807 5.1 0.021 0.82
Cognitive doping n = 839 4.7 0.02 0.78