Mata Fernando, Domínguez Raúl, López-Samanes Álvaro, Sánchez-Gómez Ángela, Jodra Pablo, Sánchez-Oliver Antonio J
Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Nutrición (CEAN), Córdoba, Spain.
Departamento de Motricidad Humana y Rendimiento Deportivo, Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2021 May 12;13(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s13102-021-00278-0.
The aim of this study was to analyze the consumption of sports supplements (SS) in competitive level fencers and compare differences based on sex and competitive level (international and national).
A total of 49 fencers (18 men and 31 women) of national (n = 16) and international (n = 33) level completed a questionnaire with questions about SS consumption and the possible repercussions on health and / or sports performance. The results were analyzed based on the different categorizations established by the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), as well as by sex and level of competence to which the participants belonged to.
46.9% of fencers have consumed SS with the main motivation being performance improvement (34.2%). Medical doctors were the individuals who were more likely to advise men to consume SS (50.0% vs 5.6%; OR = 3.29 [1.50-7.20]). Friends were most likely to advise women (38.9% vs 8.3%; OR = 1.75 [1.05-2.93]). The most consumed SS were sport drinks (44.9%), vitamin C (43.4%), sport bars (38.8%), and caffeine (28.6%). In regards to the SS categories, it was observed differences in the interaction level·sex in medical supplements (p = 0.017). In addition, there was a higher prevalence of whey protein consumption in women (25.8% vs 0%; p = 0.020) and iron consumption in men (33% vs 6.5%; p = 0.039).
The prevalence of SS use in fencers is within the values previously reported in athletes of the same competitive level. There were no differences by sex and competitive level in the total consumption of SS, nor in each of the groups of level of evidence, being sport drinks, bars and caffeine the most consumed SS.
本研究旨在分析竞技水平击剑运动员使用运动补剂（SS）的情况，并比较基于性别和竞技水平（国际级和国家级）的差异。
共有49名国家级（n = 16）和国际级（n = 33）水平的击剑运动员（18名男性和31名女性）完成了一份关于SS使用情况以及对健康和/或运动表现可能产生影响的问卷调查。结果根据澳大利亚体育学院（AIS）确定的不同分类，以及参与者所属的性别和能力水平进行分析。
46.9%的击剑运动员使用过SS，主要动机是提高成绩（34.2%）。医生是最有可能建议男性使用SS的人群（50.0%对5.6%；OR = 3.29 [1.50 - 7.20]）。朋友最有可能建议女性使用（38.9%对8.3%；OR = 1.75 [1.05 - 2.93]）。使用最多的SS是运动饮料（44.9%）、维生素C（43.4%）、运动棒（38.8%）和咖啡因（28.6%）。关于SS类别，在医疗补剂的交互水平·性别方面观察到差异（p = 0.017）。此外，女性中乳清蛋白的使用 prevalence 较高（25.8%对0%；p = 0.020），男性中铁的使用 prevalence 较高（33%对6.5%；p = 0.039）。
击剑运动员中SS的使用 prevalence 在先前报道的相同竞技水平运动员的范围内。在SS的总使用量方面，以及在每组证据水平中，按性别和竞技水平均无差异，运动饮料、运动棒和咖啡因是使用最多的SS。
