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Table 3 Summary characteristics divided by classification of risk of low energy availability in 14 elite athletes

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

 

At risk of LEA (n = 8)

Not at risk of LEA (n = 6)

P-value

Age (y)

19 ± 3

21 ± 4

0.313

Height (cm)

164.6 ± 6.1

161.2 ± 7.4

0.358

Weight (kg)

49.6 ± 3.1

49.5 ± 2.1

0.963

BMI (kg/m2)

18.0 ± 1.1

19.1 ± 1.4

0.119

Years of training (y)

12.3 ± 2.9

12.9 ± 4.6

0.903

Frequency per week (d)

6.0 ± 0.0

5.8 ± 0.5

0.264

Exercise per week (h)

37.5 ± 14.5

33.0 ± 15.7

0.589

LEAF-Q score

10.3 ± 1.8

4.2 ± 2.1

< 0.001**

  1. Values are presented as means ± SD
  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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