Use of Dietary Supplements among Professional Athletes in Saudi Arabia
Table 2
The usage of dietary supplements among professional athletes .
Response
%
(1) Do you currently take dietary supplements?
No
6.6
7
Yes
93.3
98
(2) What is the main reason of using dietary supplements?
Improve my health
32.6
32
Prevent injury
9.1
9
Recovery
3.0
3
Physical appearance
11.2
11
Performance
43.8
43
(3) Where do you usually buy your dietary supplements?
Retail store or pharmacy
11.2
11
Athletic trainer or physician
65.3
64
Nutritionist or dietician
18.3
18
Online store
4.0
4
Other
1.0
1
(4) From whom do you get information about dietary supplements?
Coach
11.2
11
Physician
45.9
45
Nutritionist or dietician
28.5
28
Academic journals
4.0
4
Online
8.1
8
Magazine
2.0
2
(5) Age
<25 years old
43.8
43
>26 years old
56.1
55
(6) What is your highest level of education?
Less than high school
8.1
8
High school
47.9
47
Some college
23.4
23
Bachelor’s degree
13.2
13
Graduate or professional degree
7.1
7
(7) How long have you been a professional football player?
<9 years
81.6
80
>10 years
18.3
18
These results showed that the response does differ significantly from the hypothesized value (0.05) indicating that reasons for taking dietary supplements differ from each individual.
