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Research Article

Prevalence, knowledge and attitudes towards using sports supplements among young athletes

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Figures & data

Fig. 1 Correspondence analysis – the first dimension distinguishes between different sports, while the second dimension presents the differences in a number of consumed sports supplements among different sports

Fig. 2 Prevalence of sports supplements – percentage of athletes using a specific sports supplement marked as total bars. The age and sex distribution within specific supplement is represented by corresponding bars marked as male/female (100%) and 15-16Y/17-18Y (100%)

Fig. 3 a Attitudes, b beliefs, c impact on supplementation and d procurement of sports supplements

Fig. 4 Correspondence analysis – the first dimension explains differentiation among proper use of sports supplements regarding the sources of impact while the second dimensions explains the differences in demographics data of athletes regarding different sports supplements

Supplemental material

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Availability of data and materials

The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.