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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: The risk of low energy availability in Chinese elite and recreational female aesthetic sports athletes

 

Elite athletes (n = 52)

Recreational athletes (n = 114)

P-value

Age (y)

20 ± 3

20 ± 2

0.901

Height (cm)

165.1 ± 6.1

167.3 ± 4.0

0.021*

Weight (kg)

50.7 ± 5.9

53.9 ± 5.3

0.001*

BMI (kg/m2)

18.6 ± 1.9

19.3 ± 1.7

0.022*

Years of training (y)

11.1 ± 3.7

7.2 ± 3.3

< 0.001**

Frequency per week (d)

5.3 ± 1.4

3.9 ± 1.4

< 0.001**

Exercise per week (h)

28 (12–43)

8 (6–12)

< 0.001**

LEAF-Q score

8 (5–10)

9 (8–11)

0.031*

  1. Parametric data were summarized as mean ± SD, and nonparametric data were reported by median and interquartile range (25th percentile and 75th percentile)
  2. LEAF-Q Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire
  3. ∗P-value < 0.05.∗∗P-value < 0.01
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Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

ISSN: 1550-2783

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