Table 1 Nutritional intake of elements in controls and athletes at baseline and after the training program

Nutritional intake

Baseline

6 months

Group effect

Time effect

Group x Time interaction

Water (g)

CG (n = 26)

1010.12 ± 300.22

1054.33 ± 320.05

0.15

0.12

0.38

AG (n = 24)

1044.49 ± 288.31

1037.15 ± 334.41

Energy (Kcal)

CG (n = 26)

2847 ± 930

2844 ± 1000

0.21

0.34

0.51

AG (n = 24)

2884 ± 914

2535 ± 400*

Proteins (g)

CG (n = 26)

127.5 ± 43.3

128.1 ± 39.9

0.43

0.45

0.88

AG (n = 24)

129.7 ± 41.1

108.4 ± 17.6

Lipids (g)

CG (n = 26)

81.15 ± 21.4

85.73 ± 30.50

0.12

0.18

0.30

AG (n = 24)

90.07 ± 32.31

87.62 ± 36.91

Carbohydrates (g)

CG (n = 26)

360.7 ± 75.43

359.80 ± 72.07

0.34

0.22

0.45

AG (n = 24)

357.5 ± 71.39

332.4 ± 78.9

Co (0.2–0.3 mg/d)

CG (n = 26)

0.25 ± 0.13

0.26 ± 0.16

0.32

0.19

0.55

AG (n = 24)

0.22 ± 0.14

0.27 ± 0.19

Cu (1–3 mg/d)

CG (n = 26)

1.84 ± 0.63

1.81 ± 0.70

0.27

0.72

0.62

AG (n = 24)

1.72 ± 0.61

1.60 ± 0.56

Mn (2.5–5 mg/d)

CG (n = 26)

3.04 ± 1.31

3.31 ± 1.97

0.32

0.65

0.87

AG (n = 24)

3.23 ± 1.41

3.27 ± 1.60

Mo (0.07–0.4 mg/d)

CG (n = 26)

0.29 ± 0.14

0.27 ± 0.18

0.55

0.34

0.78

AG (n = 24)

0.27 ± 0.17

0.33 ± 0.21

Se (0.05–0.2 mg/d)

CG (n = 26)

0.11 ± 0.018

0.09 ± 0.017

0.35

0.47

0.65

AG (n = 24)

0.096 ± 0.018

0.089 ± 0.086

V (10–70 μg/d)

CG (n = 26)

15.66 ± 18.21

15.98 ± 17.62

0.41

0.30

0.61

AG (n = 24)

13.44 ± 17.19

31.29 ± 37.60

Zn (10–15 mg/d)

CG (n = 26)

14.21 ± 5.01

13.89 ± 5.48

0.10

0.07

0.15

AG (n = 24)

11.76 ± 5.94

10.18 ± 2.32