Table 5.
Self-reported knowledgeability for general nutrition, sports nutrition, and nutritional supplements for each sports health profession.
| Dietitian (n = 59) |
Coach (n = 43) |
Sports Physician (n = 39) |
Masseur (n = 33) |
Physio-Therapist (n = 26) |
Sports Scientist (n = 17) |
Caregiver (n = 17) |
Sports Manager (n = 12) |
Mental Coach (n = 8) |
Strength Coach (n = 2) |
Other (n = 64) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General nutrition | 94% | 72% | 67% | 50% | 50% | 83% | 68% | 58% | 64% | 100% | 64% |
| Sports nutrition | 82% | 53% | 56% | 45% | 43% | 50% | 69% | 50% | 55% | 100% | 35% |
| Nutritional supplements | 62% | 42% | 46% | 40% | 23% | 50% | 42% | 25% | 27% | 75% | 47% |
Self-reported knowledgeability was reported on a Likert-scale from 1–5 (from totally disagree to totally agree), and then calculated as percentage in which each element on the scale represented 20%.