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Table 1 The distribution of lottery funded athletes in the full and supplement user samples by sports and gender

From: The age-gender-status profile of high performing athletes in the UK taking nutritional supplements: Lessons for the future

Sport

Full sample n = 874 (100%)

Supplement users n = 520 (100%)

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

Archery

4 (< 1%)

2 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

Athletics a

53 (6.1%)

44 (5.0%)

26 (5.0%)

35 (6.7%)

Badminton

30 (3.4%)

34 (3.9%)

8 (1.5%)

18 (3.5%)

Boccia

1 (< 1%)

0

0

0

Boxing

10 (1.1%)

0

4 (< 1%)

0

Canoeing

16 (1.8%)

8 (< 1%)

9 (1.7%)

8 (1.5%)

Cricket

14 (1.6%)

15 (1.7%)

3 (< 1%)

7 (1.4%)

Cycling

39 (4.5%)

19 (3.6%)

29 (5.6%)

16 (3.1%)

Diving

1 (< 1%)

3 (< 1%)

0

3 (< 1%)

Equestrian

0

7 (< 1%)

0

1 (< 1%)

Fencing b

1 (< 1%)

0

0

0

Football (European)

0

8 (< 1%)

0

5 (1.0%)

Golf

9 (1.0%)

11 (1.2%)

1 (< 1%)

5 (1.0%)

Gymnastics

12 (1.3%)

8 (< 1%)

5 (1.0%)

3 (< 1%)

Hockey

11 (1.2%)

7 (< 1%)

5 (1.0%)

4 (< 1%)

Ice skating

1 (< 1%)

3 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

Judo

4 (< 1%)

7 (< 1%)

4 (< 1%)

4 (< 1%)

Karate

1 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

0

Modern Pentathlon

2 (< 1%)

8 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

6 (1.1%)

Netball

0

8 (< 1%)

0

2 (< 1%)

Powerlifting

1 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

0

0

Rowing

14 (1.6%)

10 (1.1%)

12 (2.3%)

8 (1.5%)

Sailing

9 (1.0%)

6 (< 1%)

4 (< 1%)

0

Shooting a

10 (1.1%)

9 (1.0%)

3 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

Squash

8 (< 1%)

5 (< 1%)

5 (1.0%)

5 (1.0%)

Swimming a

27 (3.1%)

29 (3.3%)

17 (3.3%)

19 (3.6%)

Table tennis a

3 (< 1%)

5 (< 1%)

0

4 (< 1%)

Taekwondo

0

2 (< 1%)

0

1 (< 1%)

Triathlon

1 (< 1%)

7 (< 1%)

0

6 (1.1%)

Tennis a

0

3 (< 1%)

0

2 (< 1%)

Waterskiing

2 (< 1%)

0

0

0

Wheelchair basketball b

54 (6.2%)

1 (< 1%)

2 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

Wheelchair rugby b

5 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

3 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

Wheelchair tennis b

2 (< 1%)

0

1 (< 1%)

1 (< 1%)

Missing data on sport

285 (32.6%)

15 (1.7%)

193 (37.1%)

8 (1.5%)

Missing data on gender

5 (< 1%)

   

Total

580 (66.4%)

289 (33.1%)

338 (65.0%)

182 (35.0%)

  1. Percentages to full sample and supplement user sample are in parentheses.
  2. a Includes disability sport.
  3. b Disability sport only