Research Article
Prevalence of Dietary Supplements Use among Gymnasium Users
Table 6
Beliefs about supplements use.
| Belief about supplements | Group | āā(%) | Agree | Somewhat agree | Somewhat disagree | Disagree | Do not know |
| Dietary supplements make me healthier | Users | | 46 | 39 | 1 | 26 | 1 | % | 40.7 | 34.5 | 0.9 | 23 | 0.9 | Nonusers | | 44 | 46 | 17 | 67 | 12 | % | 23.7 | 24.7 | 9.1 | 36 | 6.5 | value | 0.000 |
| Dietary supplements are safe to use | Users | | 41 | 41 | 6 | 20 | 5 | % | 36.3 | 36.3 | 5.3 | 17.7 | 4.4 | Nonusers | | 31 | 56 | 21 | 62 | 16 | % | 16.7 | 30.1 | 11.3 | 33.3 | 8.6 | value | 0.000 |
| Dietary supplements increase the amount of training I can undergo | Users | | 67 | 18 | 2 | 21 | 5 | % | 59.3 | 15.9 | 1.8 | 18.6 | 4.4 | Nonusers | | 78 | 40 | 17 | 35 | 16 | % | 41.9 | 21.5 | 9.1 | 18.8 | 8.6 | value | 0.010 |
| Dietary supplements provide me with more energy | Users | | 51 | 24 | 6 | 27 | 5 | % | 45.1 | 21.2 | 5.3 | 23.9 | 4.4 | Nonusers | | 68 | 23.7 | 15 | 38 | 21 | % | 36.6 | 15 | 8.1 | 20.4 | 11.3 | value | 0.169 |
| Dietary supplements increase my ability to cope with pain | Users | | 23 | 19 | 8 | 48 | 15 | % | 20.4 | 16.8 | 7.1 | 42.5 | 13.3 | Nonusers | | 30 | 22 | 21 | 58 | 55 | % | 16.1 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 31.2 | 29.6 | value | 0.008 |
| Dietary supplements improve my concentration | Users | | 33 | 20 | 6 | 42 | 12 | % | 29.2 | 17.7 | 5.3 | 37.2 | 10.6 | Nonusers | | 28 | 33 | 16 | 60 | 49 | % | 15.1 | 17.7 | 8.6 | 32.3 | 26.3 | value | 0.002 |
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