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Thermogenic Usage in College Students

LaBonte, Luc Rene

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2015, MS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
The purpose of this study was to determine the thermogenic supplement usage in college students enrolled at a Northeast Ohio State University. There were two hypotheses: (a) there is a significant difference in thermogenic supplement usage between males and females and (b) there is a significant difference in thermogenic supplement usage between the different exercise categories of participants. Data was collected through a Qualtrics (version 2.4) online survey. The questionnaire included an introduction, demographics, supplement usage, and a source of information sections. The website link was emailed to a randomized sample of 3,098 students provided by Kent State University Institutional Research. The data was analyzed using SPSS software version 22 IBM, New York. Descriptive data was analyzed to determine frequency, means, and standard deviations. A 2x3 Factorial analysis of variance was used. There were two gender levels – male and female. There were three athlete category levels – non-athlete, recreational athlete, and competitive athlete. A Tukey post hoc analysis was used to determine significance between groups. The level of significance was p < 0.05. Result: data was used from 108 participants. Both hypotheses were partially accepted. Gender significant differences were: (a) males consume caffeinated tea more frequently than females, and (b) females use caffeinated coffee for the reasons of taste/enjoyment and general energy than males. Athlete category significances were: (a) non-athletes consume caffeinated tea and nutritional supplements/diet pills more frequently than other athlete groups, (b) there is a difference in reasons for usage related to general energy between all athlete groups (there was no interaction significance), and (c) competitive athletes use nutritional supplements/diet pills more for taste/enjoyment and convenience/habit than any other group.
Natalie Caine-Bish (Advisor)
113 p.

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  • LaBonte, L. R. (2015). Thermogenic Usage in College Students [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1447879737

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • LaBonte, Luc. Thermogenic Usage in College Students. 2015. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1447879737.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • LaBonte, Luc. "Thermogenic Usage in College Students." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1447879737

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)