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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Determinants of coaches’ intentions to provide different recommendations on sports nutrition to their athletes

Characteristics

Frequency, n (%)

Sex

 Men

26 (55.3)

 Women

21 (44.7)

Age

 < 30 years

21(56.8)

 ≥ 30 years

16 (43.2)

Experience in coaching

 ≤ 10 years

27 (57.5)

 > 10 years

20 (42.6)

Education level

 University

24 (51.1)

 College or high school

23 (48.9)

NCCP level

 None

13 (27.7)

 Levels 1–2

21 (44.7)

 Levels 3–4

13 (27.7)

Type of sporta

 Nonleanness

29 (61.7)

 Leanness

18 (38.3)

Coaching level

 Regional or provincial

17 (38.6)

 National or international

27 (61.4)

Sex of athletes coached

 Female

16 (34.0)

 Male

17 (36.2)

 Mixed

14 (29.8)

  1. NCCP: National Coaches Certification Program
  2. aNonleanness sports: football (n = 16), basketball (n = 8), badminton (n = 1), soccer (n = 2), tennis (n = 1), and alpine skiing (n = 1). Leanness sports: track and field (n = 1) cheerleading (n = 9), gymnastics (n = 2), synchronized swimming (n = 3), diving (n = 2), cross-country skiing (n = 1)