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Table 2 Doping factors and Kruskal-Wallis differences between studied groups

From: Dietary supplementation and doping-related factors in high-level sailing

 

A

C

KW

O

NO

KW

C1

C2

 

f(%)

f(%)

(p)

f(%)

f(%)

(p)

f(%)

f(%)

Trust in coaches regarding doping

Yes

21(47.7)

  

16(51.6)

5(38.5)

 

12(41.4)

6(40.0)

 

No

23(52.3)

15(48.4)

8(61.5)

17(58.6)

9(60.0)

Self determined knowledge on doping

I have no knowledge (1)

4(9.1)

1(2.9)

0.07 (0.8)

2(6.5)

0(0.0)

3.7(0.06)

3(10.3)

1(6.7)

0.3 (0.59)

Poor (2)

16(36.4)

13(38.2)

10(32.3)

2(15.4)

11(37.9)

5(33.3)

Average (3)

14(31.8)

14(41.2)

9(29.0)

6(46.2)

9(31.0)

5(33.3)

Good (4)

9(20.5)

5(14.7)

9(29.0)

5(38.5)

5(17.2)

4(26.7)

Excellent (5)

1(2.3)

1(2.9)

1(3.2)

0(0.0)

1(3.4)

0(0.0)

Trust in physicians regarding doping

Yes

30(68.2)

  

23(74.2)

7(53.8)

 

17(58.6)

9(60.0)

 

No

14(31.8)

8(25.8)

6(46.2)

12(41.4)

6(40.0)

Testing on doping

Never (1)

24(54.5)

  

14(45.2)

10(76.9)

4.50 (0.03)

19(65.5)

5(33.3)

4.39 (0.04)

Once or twice (2)

8(18.2)

6(19.4)

2(15.4)

5(17.2)

3(20.0)

2-5 times (3)

6(13.6)

5(16.1)

1(7.7)

2(6.9)

4(26.7)

More than 5 times (4)

6(13.6)

6(19.4)

0(0.0)

3(10.3)

3(20.0)

Doping in sailing

I don’t think that it is used (1)

11(25.0)

9(26.5)

0.13 (0.72)

7(22.6)

4(30.8)

0.43

6(20.7)

5(33.3)

0.72 (0.39)

Don’t know - not familiar (2)

18(40.9)

15(44.1)

13(41.9)

5(38.5)

(0.51)

16(55.2)

2(13.3)

It is used but rarely (3)

12(27.3)

8(23.5)

8(25.8)

4(30.8)

 

6(20.7)

6(40.0)

Doping is often (4)

3(6.8)

2(5.9)

3(9.7)

0(0.0)

1(3.4)

2(13.3)

Personal opinion about penalties for doping offenders

Lifelong suspension (1)

8(18.2)

5(14.7)

0.3 (0.58)

5(16.1)

3(23.1)

0.39 (0.85)

8(27.6)

0(0.0)

0.18 (0.67)

First time milder punishment. second time - lifelong suspension (2)

17(38.6)

18(52.9)

14(45.2)

3(23.1)

8(27.6)

9(60.0)

Suspension for couple of seasons (3)

13(29.5)

8(23.5)

10(32.3)

3(23.1)

8(27.6)

5(33.3)

Financial punishment (4)

5(11.4)

1(2.9)

2(6.5)

3(23.1)

4(13.8)

1(6.7)

Doping should be allowed (5)

1(2.3)

2(5.9)

0(0.0)

1(7.7)

1(3.4)

0(0.0)

Potential doping habits

If assured it will help me no matter to health hazard (1)

0(0.0)

  

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

9.07 (0.01)

(0.0)

0(0.0)

0.23 (0.63)

I will use it if it will help me with no health hazard (2)

1(2.3)

0(0.0)

1(7.7)

(0.0)

1(6.7)

Not sure about it (3)

7(15.9)

  

2(6.5)

5(38.5)

6(20.7)

1(6.7)

I do not intend to use doping (4)

36(81.8)

29(93.5)

7(53.8)

23(79.3)

13(86.7)

The main problem of doping

Doping is mainly health-threatening behavior

17(38.6)

17(50.0)

 

10(32.3)

7(53.8)

 

13(44.8)

4(26.7)

 

Doping is mainly against fair-play

26(59.1)

17(50.0)

21(67.7)

5(38.5)

15(51.7)

11(73.3)

Doping should be allowed

1(2.3)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

1(7.7)

1(3.4)

0(0.0)

  1. LEGEND: A – athletes; C – coaches; O – Olympic class athletes; NO – Non-Olympic class athletes; C1 – single crew; C2 – double crew; frequencies – f, percentage - %; KW - Kruskall-Wallis test; p – statistical significance for df = 1; number in parentheses presents ordinal values for each ordinal variable.