Table 3.
Daily energy and nutrient intake in runners with and without current or past tendinopathy
| Men (n=891) | Women (n=1095) | |||||
| No LLT (n=530) | LLT (n=361) | P value* | No LLT (n=767) | LLT (n=328) | P value* | |
| Energy (kcal) | 2373 (1950–2775) | 2347 (1971–2875) | 0.797 | 1901 (1580–2251) | 1853 (1525–2304) | 0.698 |
| Total carbohydrates | ||||||
| (g) | 260 (211–310) | 257 (209–317) | 0.900 | 209 (170–250) | 206 (168–253) | 0.905 |
| (En%) | 44 (41–47) | 44 (41–47) | 0.377 | 44 (41–48) | 44 (41–48) | 0.323 |
| Monosaccharides and disaccharides (g) | 103 (81–127) | 104 (78–129) | 0.777 | 94 (74–115) | 96 (76–117) | 0.362 |
| Polysaccharides (g) | 155 (124–191) | 154 (121–186) | 0.585 | 113 (87–142) | 115 (85–142) | 0.871 |
| Total fat | ||||||
| (g) | 92 (73–114) | 95 (74–116) | 0.616 | 75 (58–92) | 76 (59–97) | 0.232 |
| (En%) | 36 (32–39) | 36 (32–39) | 0.664 | 36 (32–39) | 37 (33–40) | 0.148 |
| Saturated fatty acids (g) | 31 (24–38) | 31 (23–40) | 0.911 | 25 (19–31) | 25 (19–35) | 0.242 |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids (g) | 33 (26–42) | 35 (27–42) | 0.447 | 28 (21–35) | 28 (23–36) | 0.267 |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g) | 20 (15–25) | 20 (15–25) | 0.997 | 15 (11–20) | 15 (12–20) | 0.638 |
| Alpha-linoleic acid (g) | 1.95 (1.53–2.50) | 1.96 (1.47–2.56) | 0.555 | 1.61 (1.24–2.02) | 1.58 (1.25–2.09) | 0.539 |
| Eicosapentaenoic acid (g) | 0.08 (0.04–0.13) | 0.08 (0.5–0.14) | 0.633 | 0.08 (0.03–0.14) | 0.09 (0.04–0.13) | 0.331 |
| Docosahexaenoic acid (g) | 0.10 (0.04–0.17) | 0.10 (0.05–0.17) | 0.616 | 0.10 (0.02–0.18) | 0.12 (0.04–0.17) | 0.574 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 218 (158–295) | 217 (155–298) | 0.963 | 182 (126–249) | 183 (134–241) | 0.947 |
| Total protein | ||||||
| (g) | 86 (72–102) | 87 (73–103) | 0.349 | 70 (57–83) | 70 (56–85) | 0.955 |
| (En%) | 14 (13–16) | 15 (13–16) | 0.110 | 15 (13–16) | 15 (13–16) | 0.721 |
| Vegetable protein (g) | 44 (35–55) | 43 (35–55) | 0.943 | 36 (27–43) | 34 (27–43) | 0.832 |
| Animal protein (g) | 41 (31–52) | 41 (31–54) | 0.533 | 35 (25–45) | 35 (25–45) | 0.796 |
| Alcohol (g) | 6 (2-13) | 6 (1-13) | 0.660 | 3 (0–8) | 3 (0–8) | 0.672 |
| Fibre (g) | 29 (22–36) | 28 (23–35) | 0.861 | 24 (19–30) | 24 (19–30) | 0.945 |
| Retinol (µg) | 467 (296–670) | 475 (311–700) | 0.605 | 325 (213–469) | 319 (213–465) | 0.806 |
| Retinol equivalents (µg) | 843 (611–1170) | 848 (607–1136) | 0.870 | 785 (587–1039) | 812 (550–1058) | 0.611 |
| Vitamin B1 (mg) | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 0.444 | 0.9 (0.7–1.0) | 0.9 (0.7–1.1) | 0.438 |
| Vitamin B2 (mg) | 1.6 (1.3–2.0) | 1.6 (1.3–2.0) | 0.495 | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) | 1.3 (1.1–1.7) | 0.294 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 1.8 (1.4–2.2) | 1.8 (1.5–2.1) | 0.753 | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) | 0.842 |
| Folate (present in food by nature) (µg) | 275 (222–340) | 277 (223–340) | 0.919 | 261 (209–316) | 256 (213–317) | 0.960 |
| Folate equivalents (µg) | 300 (239–384) | 296 (238–379) | 0.835 | 279 (223–342) | 275 (227–343) | 0.943 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 4.2 (3.2–5.7) | 4.3 (3.0–5.9) | 0.746 | 3.6 (2.5–4.9) | 3.7 (2.6–5.2) | 0.461 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 89 (62–121) | 87 (65–117) | 0.678 | 93 (72–120) | 95 (75–123) | 0.301 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 3.1 (2.2–4.5) | 3.3 (2.2–4.4) | 0.878 | 2.4 (1.7–3.4) | 2.4 (1.6–3.1) | 0.493 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 15 (12–20) | 15 (12–19) | 0.483 | 13 (10–16) | 13 (10–16) | 0.893 |
| Calcium (mg) | 1007 (798–1303) | 1088 (810–1324) | 0.164 | 923 (734–1173) | 977 (723–1214) | 0.221 |
| Total iron (mg) | 13 (11–16) | 13 (11–16) | 0.544 | 11 (9–13) | 11 (9–13) | 0.735 |
| Haem iron (mg) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 0.709 | 0.6 (0.2–1.0) | 0.6 (0.3–1.1) | 0.965 |
| Non-haemiron (mg) | 12 (10–15) | 12 (10–15) | 0.578 | 11 (9–13) | 10 (9–13) | 0.970 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 429 (348–512) | 432 (355–524) | 0.659 | 362 (292–435) | 356 (293–435) | 0.878 |
| Zinc (mg) | 11 (9–14) | 12 (10–14) | 0.448 | 9 (8-11) | 9 (8-12) | 0.585 |
| Selenium (µg) | 47 (39–57) | 49 (40–57) | 0.548 | 40 (32–48) | 40 (33–49) | 0.631 |
Data are presented as median (25–75th percentile).
*P values were obtained with a Mann-Whitney U test.
LLT, lower limb tendinopathy.