Nutritional Knowledge and Attitudes of Adolescent Swimmers in Trinidad and Tobago

Table 1

Profile of the study population (𝑛=220).

Variable	Classification	Frequency (𝑛=220)	Percentage (%)
Sex	Female	98	44.5
	Male	122	55.5
Ethnicity	African	70	31.8
	Indian	11	5.0
	Caucasian	7	3.2
	Asian	3	1.4
	Mixed	129	58.6
Age range	11-12	61	27.7
	13-14	59	26.8
	15–17	70	31.8
	18–21	30	13.6
Highest level of education	Primary	16	7.3
	Secondary	175	79.5
	Tertiary	29	13.2
Number of nutrition classes/courses/seminars attended	None	125	56.8
	1–3	76	35.0
	4 or more	18	8.2
Most recent class/course/seminar attended	Never	117	53.2
	2011-2012	74	33.6
	More than 2 years ago	29	13.2