Use of ergogenic aids among Brazilian athletes: a cross-sectional study exploring competitive level, sex and sports.

Autor: de Oliveira GT; Human Physiology and Performance Research Group, Department of Physiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil., de Souza HLR; Human Physiology and Performance Research Group, Department of Physiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil., Meireles A; Human Physiology and Performance Research Group, Department of Physiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil., Dos Santos MP; Human Physiology and Performance Research Group, Department of Physiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil., Leite LHR; Human Physiology and Performance Research Group, Department of Physiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil., Ferreira RM; Aquatic Activities Laboratory, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil., Marocolo M; Human Physiology and Performance Research Group, Department of Physiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Frontiers in sports and active living [Front Sports Act Living] 2023 Sep 22; Vol. 5, pp. 1257007. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 22 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2023.1257007
Abstrakt: Was investigated ergogenic aids (EAs) used by Brazilian athletes and their association with performance, sex, sports classification, and modality. It identified the main purposes of EAs and their prescription.
Methods: 239 athletes of 15 modalities, ranging from regional to international level, answered a survey online.
Results: Highly competitive athletes consumed nutritional and mechanical aids more (OR = 1.96 CI 95% [1.28-2.9]; OR = 1.79 CI 95% [1.29-2.47]), while the use of psychological EAs decreased [OR = 1.66 95% CI (1.18-2.94); p  = 0.001]. Male athletes [OR = 1.44 CI 95% (1.11-2.88)] and individual sports practitioners [OR = 1.78 CI 95% (1.02-3.11)] used nutritional aids more. Triathlon athletes had higher nutritional EA use, while soccer athletes had lower. Combat sports athletes had higher pharmacological EA use.
Conclusion: Athletes use nutritional and pharmacological aids more to improve performance and gain lean body mass. Mechanical aids were used for recovery and psychological aids for motivation. Self-prescription is common, especially for pharmacological aids.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision.
(© 2023 de Oliveira, de Souza, Meireles, dos Santos, Leite, Ferreira and Marocolo.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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