Table 4. Acquisition of ephedra and creatine.
| |
Ephedra (n = 7) |
Creatine (n = 14) |
| Question |
No. Users |
No. ofusers (%) |
No. responding |
No. of users (%) |
| How did you learn about the supplement? |
7* |
|
14* |
|
| Magazine |
|
1 (14)** |
|
2 (14)** |
| Friends |
|
6 (86) |
|
13 (93) |
| Online |
|
1 (14) |
|
2 (14) |
| Coach |
|
0 (0) |
|
2 (14) |
| Other |
|
1 (14) |
|
0 (0) |
| Where did you purchase the supplement? |
7 |
|
14* |
|
| Gym |
|
0 (0)** |
|
1 (7)** |
| Online |
|
1 (14) |
|
1 (7) |
| Store |
|
1 (14) |
|
11 (79) |
| Friends |
|
4 (57) |
|
2 (14) |
| Coach |
|
0 (0) |
|
0 (0) |
| Other*** |
|
1 (14) |
|
0 (0) |
* Some participants had multiple sources of acquisition. **Percentages greater or less than 100% because of rounding or multiple sources of information.
