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Table 2 Proportion of participants engaged in different types of sports

From: Muscle building supplement use in Australian adolescent boys: relationships with body image, weight lifting, and sports engagement

Rank

Sport

Proportion

%(n)

1

Australian Rules Football

45.6 (108)

2

Weight Training

41.8 (99)

3

Basketball

41.4 (98)

4

Other

21.5 (51)

5

Soccer

23.2 (55)

6

Swimming

16.0 (38)

7

Athletics

14.8 (35)

8

Hockey

14.3 (34)

9

Cross country

13.1 (31)

10

Cricket

12.2 (29)

11

Tennis

11.4 (27)

12

Martial arts/boxing

6.3 (16)

  1. Most frequently reported sports in the “other” category were gym (3.0%, n = 7), rugby (2.5%, n = 6) badminton (2.5%, n = 6), and golf (2.1%, n = 5)
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