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.