Table 3.

Most used supplements according to sex and competitive level based on AIS categories [21].

AIS Categories		Supplement	Total	Sex				Level
				Females	Males	p-Value	OR	International	National	p-Value	OR
Group A	Sport foods	Sport drinks	52.5%	46.2%	49.1%	0.542	0.72 [0.33–1.62]	46.2%	56.7%	0.410	0.66 [0.29–1.47]
		Sport bars	51.5%	45.1%	54.9%	0.685	0.80 [0.36–1.77]	43.6%	56.7%	0.223	0.59 [0.26–1.33]
		Whey protein	14.3%	31.6%	14.3%	0.059	2.77 [0.99–7.7]	33.3%	18.3%	0.099	2.2 [0.88–5.66]
	Medical supplement	Iron	33.3%	42.9%	26.3%	0.091	0.48 [0.20–1.11]	56.4%	18.3%	<0.001 *	5.77 [2.32–14.32]
		Vitamin D	27.3%	28.6%	26.3%	0.823	0.89 [0.37–2.18]	30.8%	25.0%	0.645	1.33 [0.54–3.27]
		Vitamin complex	22.2%	33.3%	14.0%	0.029 *	0.33 [0.12–0.87]	28.2%	18.3%	0.323	1.75 [0.67–4.55]
	Sport performance	Caffeine	53.5%	45.2%	59.6%	0.221	1.80 [0.80–4.01]	53.8%	53.3%	1.00	1.02 [0.46–2.29]
		Creatine	28.3%	16.7%	36.8%	0.041 *	2.92 [1.10–7.72]	25.6%	30.0%	0.820	0.81 [0.33–1.99]
		Bicarbonates	21.2%	14.3%	23.6%	0.214	2.14 [0.75–6.10]	15.4%	25.0%	0.319	0.55 [0.19–1.56]
		β-alanine	17.2%	21.4%	14.0%	0.421	0.60 [0.21–1.71]	20.5%	15.0%	0.587	1.46 [0.51–4.12]
Group B		Vitamin C	43.4%	40.4%	47.6%	0.540	0.74 [0.33–1.66]	53.8%	36.7%	0.102	2.02 [0.89–4.57]
		Vitamin E	16.2%	14.3%	17.5%	0.785	1.28 [0.42–3.84]	-	-	-	-
		Carnitine	13.1%	16.7%	10.5%	0.386	0.59 [0.18–1.90]	15.4%	11.7%	0.762	1.38 [0.43–4.45]
Group C		Magnesium	20.2%	21.4%	19.3%	0.805	0.88 [0.33–2.36]	28.2%	15.0%	0.129	2.23 [0.82–6.01]
		Glutamine	20.2%	23.8%	17.5%	0.459	0.68 [0.25–1.82]	25.6%	16.7%	0.313	1.72 [0.64–4.63]
		Royal jelly	20.2%	26.2%	15.8%	0.217	0.53 [0.20–1.42]	25.6%	16.7%	0.313	1.72 [0.64–4.63]
		Taurine	12.1%	-	21.0%	0.001 *	-	7.7%	15.0%	0.355	0.47 [0.12–1.87]

* Statistical difference in the consume between groups (p < 0.05).