Department of Sport Medicine and Biology of Exercise, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens, Greece.
J Sports Sci Med. 2013 Mar 1;12(1):190-6. eCollection 2013.
Dietary supplement (DS) intake is high in elite level athletes, however few studies have investigated the impact that the performance level of the athletes has on supplementation intake in individual and team sports. The purpose of the study was to determine and compare the DS intake among individual and team sport athletes of various performance levels. A total of 2845 participants (athletes: 2783, controls: 62) between the ages of 11 and 44 years old participated in the study. A 3-page questionnaire was developed to assess the intake of DS. Athletes were categorized based on participation in individual (n = 775) and team sports (n = 2008). To assess the effect of performance level in supplementation intake, athletes were categorized based on training volume, participation in the national team, and winning at least one medal in provincial, national, international or Olympic games. Overall, 37% of all athletes of various performance levels reported taking at least one DS in the last month. A higher prevalence of DS intake was reported in individual (44%) compared to team sport athletes (35%) (p < 0.001). Athletes of high performance level reported greater DS intake compared to lower performance athletes. Males reported a significantly greater prevalence of DS intake compared to females. The most popular supplement reported was amino acid preparation with the main reason of supplementation being endurance improvements. In conclusion, performance level and type of sport appear to impact the DS practices of male and female athletes. These findings should be validated in other populations. Key points37% of Mediterranean athletes of various sports and levels have reported taking dietary supplements.The performance level of the athletes affects the dietary supplementation intake.Athletes in individual sports appear to have a higher DS intake compared to team sport athletes.Male athletes appear to take more dietary supplements compared to female athletes.
运动员高度摄入膳食补充剂(DS),然而,很少有研究调查运动员的运动表现水平对个体和团队运动补充剂摄入的影响。本研究的目的是确定和比较不同运动表现水平的个体和团队运动运动员的 DS 摄入量。共有 2845 名年龄在 11 至 44 岁之间的参与者(运动员:2783 名,对照组:62 名)参加了这项研究。开发了一份 3 页的问卷来评估 DS 的摄入量。根据参与的个人(n = 775)和团队运动(n = 2008)对运动员进行分类。为了评估运动表现水平对补充剂摄入的影响,根据训练量、国家队参与情况以及在省级、国家级、国际或奥运会上获得至少一枚奖牌来对运动员进行分类。总体而言,各种运动表现水平的运动员中有 37%在过去一个月至少服用过一种 DS。与团队运动运动员(35%)相比,个人运动(44%)的 DS 摄入量报告更高(p < 0.001)。高水平表现的运动员报告的 DS 摄入量明显高于低水平表现的运动员。与女性相比,男性报告的 DS 摄入量明显更高。报告的最受欢迎的补充剂是氨基酸制剂,补充的主要原因是提高耐力。总之,运动表现水平和运动类型似乎影响了男女运动员的 DS 实践。这些发现应在其他人群中得到验证。要点运动员的运动表现水平和运动类型似乎影响了男女运动员的 DS 实践。这些发现应在其他人群中得到验证。37%的各种运动和水平的地中海运动员报告服用了膳食补充剂。运动员的运动表现水平影响其对膳食补充剂的摄入。与团队运动运动员相比,个人运动运动员似乎摄入了更多的 DS。与女性相比,男性运动员似乎摄入了更多的膳食补充剂。