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Table 1 Characteristics of participants included in the first item analysis using CTT and Rasch analysis (n = 188)

From: The nutrition for sport knowledge questionnaire (NSKQ): development and validation using classical test theory and Rasch analysis

Characteristic

Option: N (% available data)

Gender

Male: 77 (42)

Female: 106 (58)

Age

17–25: 45 (25)

26–35: 73 (41)

36–45: 35 (20)

46–55: 18 (11)

56–65: 8 (4)

Country of Birth (COB)

Australia: 159 (86)

New Zealand: 4 (2)

USA: 6 (3)

UK: 6 (3)

Other: 10 (5)

Marital Status

Single: 95 (51)

Married/De-facto: 85 (46)

Divorced: 5 (3)

Highest level of education

Primary School: 2 (1)

High School: 23 (13)

Vocational education or other diploma: 19 (10)

University:

Bachelors/Undergrad degree: 90 (49)

Honors/Master: 43 (23)

Doctorate: 7 (4)

Main sport played

AFL: 77 (42))

Basketball: 3 (2)

Cricket: 19 (10)

Cycling: 3 (2)

Distance running: 30 (16)

Netball: 10 (5)

Soccer/Football: 8 (4)

Swimming: 4 (2)

Rowing: 2 (2)

Other: 28 (15)

Hours Training /Week

1.0–28.0 (2.7+/−1.1)

Athletic Caliber

International: 11 (6)

National: 16 (9)

State: 36 (21)

Local: 88 (50)

Recreational: 25 (14)

Paid to play sport

Yes: 9 (5)

No: 172 (95)

Formal nutrition studies

Yes: 35 (19)

No: 147 (81)

Advice to change diet

Yes: 91 (49)

No: 96 (51)

  1. There was data missing for gender (n = 5), age (n = 9), COB (n = 3), marital status (n = 3), education (n = 4), main sport played (n = 4), hours training (n = 12), athletic caliber (n = 12), paid to play sport (n = 7), formal nutrition studies (n = 6), advice to change diet (n = 1). Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole figure and reported based on available data