Table 4

Differences in plausible dietary intake in men and women with different levels of sports participation

BMI
 WC

Tsports
 0 h/week
 < 3.5 h/week
 ≥3.5 h/week
 P
 0 h/week
 < 3.5 h/week
 ≥ 3.5 h/week
 P

n = 129
 n = 157
 n = 199
n = 123
 n = 159
 n = 80
Total EI (kcal/d)
 2729.3 ± 439.3
 2831.4 ± 433.4
 2777.3 ± 422.6
 0.687
 2139.9 ± 339.6
 2199.7 ± 342.5
 2162.1 ± 371.1
 0.805
Protein







     (kcal/d)
 411.7 ± 93.1
 429.8 ± 91.7
 429.9 ± 118.4
 0.217
 337.7 ± 78.6
 354.7 ± 82.3
 340.8 ± 70.5
 0.182
     (%E)
 15.1 ± 2.7
 15.3 ± 2.8
 15.5 ± 3.4
 0.181
 15.8 ± 3.0
 16.2 ± 3.2
 15.9 ± 2.6
 0.119
Carbohydrate







     (kcal/d)
 1224.2 ± 292.3
 1309.4 ± 275.7
 1299.4 ± 287.2
 0.303
 946.6 ± 198.9
 951.1 ± 1206.2
 1003.8 ± 182.2a,b
 0.019
     (%E)
 44.9 ± 8.5
 46.4 ± 7.3
 46.7 ± 7.1
 0.408
 44.3 ± 6.6
 43.3 ± 6.7
 46.8 ± 6.7a,b
 < 0.001
Sugar







     (kcal/d)
 272.1 ± 156.9
 293.0 ± 169.5
 307.8 ± 171.9
 0.452
 192.5 ± 111.5
 192.8 ± 99.2
 222.7 ± 97.4a,b
 0.027
     (%E)
 9.9 ± 5.3
 10.3 ± 5.5
 11.0 ± 5.7
 0.337
 9.1 ± 5.5
 8.8 ± 4.2
 10.4 ± 4.5b
 0.026
Starch







     (kcal/d)
 649.9 ± 190.2
 685.2 ± 220.3
 684.1 ± 208.3
 0.656
 484.6 ± 148.0
 483.3 ± 140.3
 495.1 ± 138.5
 0.469
     (%E)
 23.8 ± 5.7
 24.3 ± 6.9
 24.7 ± 6.8
 0.710
 22.6 ± 5.4
 22.1 ± 5.8
 23.1 ± 6.0
 0.455
Fibre







     (kcal/d)
 87.0 ± 30.6
 92.1 ± 26.9
 92.6 ± 29.1
 0.211
 75.0 ± 21.9
 71.8 ± 20.7
 78.0 ± 20.2
 0.220
     (%E)
 3.2 ± 1.1
 3.3 ± 1.0
 3.3 ± 0.9
 0.295
 3.5 ± 0.9
 3.3 ± 0.9
 3.7 ± 1.1
 0.088
Fat







     (kcal/d)
 978.8 ± 285.5
 972.3 ± 276.3
 916.6 ± 246.4a
 0.032
 769.9 ± 189.4
 804.2 ± 219.5
 744.2 ± 227.0
 0.529
     (%E)
 35.6 ± 7.4
 34.0 ± 6.7a
 32.8 ± 6.2a
 < 0.001
 35.9 ± 6.3
 36.2 ± 6.6
 34.0 ± 7.0
 0.100
Saturated fat







     (kcal/d)
 375.8 ± 115.3
 376.0 ± 120.8
 347.4 ± 106.5a
 0.028
 292.4 ± 78.5
 303.9 ± 91.5
 286.6 ± 99.7
 0.857
     (%E)
 13.7 ± 3.3
 13.2 ± 3.3
 12.4 ± 3.0a,b
 0.003
 13.6 ± 2.7
 13.7 ± 3.2
 13.0 ± 3.3
 0.400
Monounsaturated







     (kcal/d)
 379.8 ± 129.4
 365.1 ± 125.1a
 346.6 ± 106.2a
 0.012
 289.2 ± 86.0
 306.8 ± 107.2
 278.0 ± 104.4
 0.338
     (%E)
 13.8 ± 3.6
 12.8 ± 3.4a
 12.4 ± 3.1a
 < 0.001
 13.5 ± 3.3
 13.8 ± 3.7
 12.7 ± 3.7
 0.148
Polyunsaturated







     (kcal/d)
 166.9 ± 79.7
 159.7 ± 70.5
 158.3 ± 66.4
 0.239
 128.3 ± 75.2
 134.6 ± 60.2
 124.2 ± 57.2
 0.807
     (%E)
 6.0 ± 2.5
 5.6 ± 2.2
 5.7 ± 2.1
 0.137
 6.0 ± 3.6
 6.0 ± 2.3
 5.7 ± 2.3
 0.694
Alcohol







     (kcal/d)
 114.6 ± 124.1
 119.8 ± 131.4
 131.4 ± 122.5
 0.112
 85.6 ± 102.4
 89.7 ± 115.3
 73.4 ± 91.4
 0.232
     (%E)
 4.3 ± 4.7
 4.3 ± 4.7
 4.9 ± 4.7
 0.100
 4.0 ± 4.5
 4.2 ± 5.4
 3.3 ± 4.1
 0.121
Ca (mg/d)
 929.5 ± 348.1
 1024.5 ± 431.4
 1003.5 ± 666.7
 0.326
 854.3 ± 356.7
 882.7 ± 332.8
 870.2 ± 328.1
 0.738
Fe (mg/d)
 15.3 ± 4.1
 16.5 ± 5.4
 16.1 ± 4.5
 0.068
 13.5 ± 7.0
 13.1 ± 3.7
 13.3 ± 3.8
 0.879
Cholesterol
 107.5 ± 33.7
 104.3 ± 40.2
 102.1 ± 41.3
 0.803
 105.9 ± 38.3
 102.0 ± 38.4
 110.8 ± 41.7
 0.463
*BMI
 26.0 ± 2.9
 25.4 ± 3.2
 25.0 ± 3.2
 0.141
 24.8 ± 4.0
 23.5 ± 3.1
 24.3 ± 3.2
 0.234
*Sum 6 SKF
 82.6 ± 28.5
 81.5 ± 31.9
 67.3 ± 25.11a,b
 < 0.001
 128.1 ± 37.4
 124.1 ± 38.6
 120.7 ± 40.2
 0.252

Results of ANCOVA's with age and BMI covariates

*Results of ANCOVA's with age as covariate

a P < 0.05 vs. Tsports = 0 h/week

b P < 0.05 vs. Tsports < 3.5 h/week

Duvigneaud et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:26   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-26

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