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Table 5 Doping Attitudes based on Gender and Sports Event Categories

From: Korean national athletes’ knowledge, practices, and attitudes of doping: a cross-sectional study

 

Variables

N (%)

PEAS

t (p)/F (p)

Adolescent athletes (n = 205)

Gender

Male

116 (56.6)

36.97 ± 11.48

t 203 = −1.018

p = 0.31

Female

89 (43.4)

38.57 ± 10.83

Sports event categories

Speed & power

43 (21.0)

39.21 ± 10.92

F (3, 201) = 2.740

p = 0.04

Endurance

29 (14.1)

36.90 ± 13.47

Motor skill

58 (28.3)

40.24 ± 10.91*

Team

75 (36.6)

35.08 ± 10.21

Adult athletes (n = 249)

Gender

Male

184 (73.9)

39.91 ± 14.67

t 247 = −0.603

p = 0.54

Female

65 (26.1)

41.12 ± 11.75

Sports event categories

Speed & power

60 (24.1)

44.25 ± 14.25

F (3, 245) = 2.363

p = 0.07

Endurance

15 (6.0)

40.40 ± 14.63

Motor skill

93 (37.3)

39.28 ± 13.16

Team

81 (32.5)

38.30 ± 14.14

  1. All data were expressed as mean and standard deviation or frequencies and percentages
  2. PEAS Performance Enhancement Attitude Scale
  3. *p < 0.05: tested by the post hoc LSD test between motor skill and team in adolescent athletes