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Table 3 Participant’s Nutrition for Sport Knowledge Questionnaire overall and subsection scores

From: Dietary intake of professional Australian football athletes surrounding body composition assessment

Section/Subsection (total items)

Min

Max

Median

Mean ± SD

Mean % Accuracy

Performance in the NSKQ

Weight Management (13)

1

13

6

6.4 ± 2.4

49

Poor

Macronutrients (30)

4

29

17

17.2 ± 5.1

58

Average

Micronutrients (13)

0

10

6

5.1 ± 2.5

39

Poor

Sports Nutrition (13)

1

11

6

6.1 ± 2.9

47

Poor

Supplements (12)

0

8

3

3.3 ± 1.9

28

Poor

Alcohol (8)

0

7

5

4.2 ± 1.8

53

Average

Overall Total Score (89)

9

70

42

41 ± 13

46

Poor

  1. NSKQ scoring; Poor (0–49%), Average (50–65%), Above average (66–75%), Excellent (75–100%) [24]