Table 3.
Comparisons in nutritional habits between elite, male, and female, U-14 basketball players.
| Question | Entire sample (n = 23) | Male players (n = 13) | Female players (n = 10) | p-value | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 Breakfast | Never | Sometimes | Often | Always | NR | Never | Sometimes | Often | Always | NR | Never | Sometimes | Often | Always | NR | |
| 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 95.7 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 92.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0.37 | |
| C2 Beverage breakfast | Tea | Juice | Chocolate | Milk | NR | Tea | Juice | Chocolate | Milk | NR | Tea | Juice | Chocolate | Milk | NR | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.7 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.3 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0.37 | |
| C3 Eat breakfast | Cheese | Pizza | Bread | Fruit | NR | Cheese | Pizza | Bread | Fruit | NR | Cheese | Pizza | Bread | Fruit | NR | |
| 0 | 0 | 95.7 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 92.3 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 | |
| Never | Sometimes | Often | Always | NR | Never | Sometimes | Often | Always | NR | Never | Sometimes | Often | Always | NR | ||
| C4 Fruit | 13 | 17.4 | 30.4 | 34.8 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 30.8 | 46.2 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0.54 |
| C5 Vegetables | 8.7 | 47.8 | 26.1 | 13 | 4.3 | 15.4 | 30.8 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 7.7 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| C6 Cake | 21.7 | 52.2 | 13 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 23.1 | 53.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0.83 |
| C7 Wine, beer | 60.9 | 30.4 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 61.5 | 23.1 | 0 | 15.4 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| C8 Three meals | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 78.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 | 84.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 70 | 0 | 0.40 |
| C9 Diet | Monotony | Different on weekend | Different sometimes | Different all days | NR | Monotony | Different on weekend | Different sometimes | Different all days | NR | Monotony | Different on weekend | Different sometimes | Different all days | NR | |
| 4.3 | 0 | 8.7 | 87.0 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 92.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 | 0.18 | |
| C10 Diet based on | Different all days | Carbohydrate | Lipids | Protein | NR | Different all days | Carbohydrate | Lipids | Protein | NR | Different all days | Carbohydrate | Lipids | Protein | NR | |
| 56.5 | 0 | 4.3 | 34.8 | 4.3 | 61.5 | 0 | 7.7 | 30.8 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 0.51 | |
| C11 Snacks | Sweets | Fried | Bread | Fruit | NR | Sweets | Fried | Bread | Fruit | NR | Sweets | Fried | Bread | Fruit | NR | |
| 8.7 | 21.7 | 26.1 | 30.4 | 13 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 30.8 | 15.4 | 23.1 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 0.30 | |
| C12 Beverages | Juice | Wine, beer | Refresh | Water | NR | Juice | Wine, beer | Refresh | Water | NR | Juice | Wine, beer | Refresh | Water | NR | |
| 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 91.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 | 84.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0.19 | |
| Never | Sometimes | Often | Always | NR | Never | Sometimes | Often | Always | NR | Never | Sometimes | Often | Always | NR | ||
| C13 Milk | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 95.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 0 | 0.24 |
| C14 Water | 0 | 13 | 26.1 | 56.5 | 4.3 | 0 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 69.2 | 7.7 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0.31 |
| C Total | 44.78 ± 3.70 | 45.39 ± 3.86 | 44.00 ± 3.53 | 0.45 | ||||||||||||
All questions were obtained from section C in the Turconi questionnaire; NR, not reported; Chi-squared tests were applied to questions 1–14, while a Mann-Whitney U test was applied to the total score.