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Table 4 Baseline and post-study characteristic among study participants with and without return of menses M ± SD

From: Nine–month nutritional intervention improves restoration of menses in young female athletes and ballet dancers

 

Return of menses (n = 10)

No return of menses (n = 42)

0 vs. 0

9 vs. 9

0

9

0 vs. 9

0

9

0 vs. 9

p

p

p

p

EB (kcal/day)

-44 ± 508

121 ± 188.0

NS

-395 ± 352.7

52 ± 87.5

< 0.001

0.01

NS

EA (kcal/kg FFM/d)

31.0 ± 8.3

42.0 ± 7.8

<0.001

24.5 ± 8.8

38.9 ± 6.9

<0.001

0.05

NS

BW (kg)

57.4 ± 4.8

57.5 ± 4.1

NS

56.6 ± 6.6

57.2 ± 6.8

NS

NS

NS

BMI (kg/m2)

20.7 ± 1.2

20.8 ± 0.9

NS

19.7 ± 1.9

19.9 ± 2.0

NS

NS

NS

FM (%)

22.0 ± 2.9

22.8 ± 0.9

NS

19.3 ± 3.6

19.9 ± 3.4

NS

0.04

0.01

FM (kg)

12.6 ± 2.0

13.1 ± 1.1

NS

10.9 ± 2.6

11.4 ± 2.7

NS

NS

NS

FFM (%)

78.0 ± 2.9

77.2 ± 0.9

NS

81.7 ± 3.6

80.1 ± 3.7

NS

0.04

0.01

FFM (kg)

44.8 ± 4.0

44.4 ± 3.2

NS

45.7 ± 5.5

45.8 ± 4.7

NS

NS

NS

LH (mlU/mL)

2.78 ± 1.60

5.33 ± 1.97

0.016

3.22 ± 1.71

4.53 ± 1.61

0.002

NS

NS

FSH (mlU/mL)

5.02 ± 2.38

6.08 ± 1.91

NS

5.16 ± 2.34

5.19 ± 1.53

NS

NS

NS

  1. 0 - before nutritional intervention, 9 – after 9 month of the nutritional intervention (post – study).