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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: The combination of sport and sport-specific diet is associated with characteristics of gut microbiota: an observational study

 

Control

(n = 15)

Bodybuilders

(n = 15)

Distance runners

(n = 15)

Age (years)

26.3 ± 2.0

24.9 ± 2.7

19.8 ± 0.8

Career (years)

 

7.6 ± 3.7

7.5 ± 2.1

BMI (kg/m2)

25.9 ± 4.2+

28.1 ± 2.6***

20.5 ± 0.9¥¥¥

Lean tissue (kg)

56.5 ± 4.6+++

70.4 ± 9.2***

51.8 ± 4.1¥¥

Fat tissue (kg)

19.4 ± 7.9++

11.9 ± 4.5***

5.5 ± 1.1¥¥¥

Body fat %

23.9 ± 6.9+++

14 ± 5.1***

9.2 ± 1.6¥¥¥

  1. Data shown as mean ± SD, controls versus bodybuilders: +p < 0.05 or ++p < 0.01 or +++p < 0.001, bodybuilders versus distance runners: ***p < 0.001, distance runners versus controls: ¥¥p < 0.01 or ¥¥¥p < 0.001
  2. BMI body mass index