Table 4.
Daily habitual dietary intake in runners with and without abdominal complaints during and/or up to 3 hours after running
| No UAC | UAC | P value* | No LAC | LAC | P value* | |
| Men (n=891) | n=784 | n=107 | n=508 | n=383 | ||
| Energy (kcal) | 2350 (1933–2805) | 2444 (2133–2817) | 0.063 | 2306 (1870–2760) | 2446 (2049–2885) | <0.001 |
| Total carbohydrates (g) | 258 (209–314) | 264 (213–314) | 0.286 | 252 (202–302) | 268 (224–322) | <0.001 |
| Total fat (g) | 91 (72–114) | 101 (85–116) | 0.010 | 90 (70–112) | 97 (77–118) | <0.001 |
| Total protein (g) | 86 (72–102) | 89 (74–103) | 0.234 | 83 (70–101) | 89 (75–105) | 0.001 |
| Alcohol (g) | 6 (2 – 13) | 8 (2 – 15) | 0.141 | 6 (2 – 14) | 5 (1 – 12) | 0.036 |
| Fibre (g) | 28 (23–36) | 29 (23–35) | 0.820 | 27 (22–35) | 30 (24–36) | <0.001 |
| Vegetables (g) | 135 (79–214) | 149 (88–210) | 0.600 | 131 (77–202) | 149 (83–231) | 0.080 |
| Fruit (g) | 209 (102–256) | 174 (91–252) | 0.127 | 219 (105–259) | 193 (96–245) | 0.043 |
| Total grain products | 252 (184–330) | 250 (170–322) | 0.521 | 244 (177–310) | 267 (195–351) | <0.001 |
| Whole grain products (g) | 140 (90–194) | 133 (74–198) | 0.580 | 131 (86–188) | 146 (96–202) | 0.027 |
| Refined grain products (g) | 108 (70–148) | 110 (73–147) | 0.927 | 104 (67–142) | 114 (76–162) | 0.007 |
| Legumes (g) | 17 (6–43) | 17 (5–34) | 0.316 | 17 (5–43) | 18 (7–35) | 0.226 |
| Nuts (g) | 13 (4–27) | 11 (6–27) | 0.938 | 12 (4–26) | 13 (6–28) | 0.032 |
| Dairy (g) | 258 (130–429) | 256 (116–442) | 0.896 | 254 (132–411) | 268 (126–459) | 0.310 |
| Fish (g) | 15 (7–17) | 11 (4–17) | 0.070 | 15 (5–17) | 12 (5–17) | 0.410 |
| Tea (g) | 96 (0–337) | 130 (10–340) | 0.109 | 80 (0–337) | 121 (7–340) | 0.015 |
| Fats and oils (g) | 23 (11–35) | 20 (12–34) | 0.809 | 22 (10–35) | 23 (12–38) | 0.167 |
| Meat (g) | 66 (32–105) | 77 (43–111) | 0.088 | 67 (32–105) | 66 (33–106) | 0.793 |
| Red meat (g) | 37 (15–60) | 43 (19–63) | 0.213 | 37 (17–61) | 37 (15–59) | 0.655 |
| Processed meat (g) | 24 (9–44) | 30 (11–53) | 0.075 | 24 (9–44) | 25 (10–47) | 0.573 |
| Sweetened beverages and fruit juices (g) | 52 (14–152) | 116 (18–223) | 0.001 | 52 (11–157) | 64 (17–171) | 0.083 |
| Alcoholic drinks (g) | 110 (35–225) | 143 (44–248) | 0.108 | 125 (38–239) | 98 (34–219) | 0.069 |
| Unhealthy choices (g) | 147 (106–205) | 172 (126–210) | 0.005 | 144 (99–202) | 160 (120–211) | 0.001 |
| Women (n=1095) | n=901 | n=194 | n=366 | n=729 | ||
| Energy (kcal) | 1901 (1582–2266) | 1841 (1564–2295) | 0.441 | 1861 (1540–2234) | 1905 (1592–2295) | 0.086 |
| Total carbohydrates (g) | 211 (170–251) | 202 (163–251) | 0.307 | 204 (168–246) | 211 (170–254) | 0.090 |
| Total fat (g) | 75 (59–93) | 76 (58–94) | 0.963 | 75 (57–91) | 77 (59–94) | 0.087 |
| Total protein (g) | 71 (58–84) | 67 (53–84) | 0.104 | 69 (56–82) | 70 (57–85) | 0.117 |
| Alcohol (g) | 3 (1 – 8) | 2 (0–8) | 0.260 | 3 (1–9) | 3 (1–8) | 0.291 |
| Fibre (g) | 24 (20–30) | 23 (18–30) | 0.242 | 24 (19–29) | 24 (19–31) | 0.153 |
| Vegetables (g) | 185 (117–270) | 201 (124–293) | 0.165 | 181 (118–267) | 192 (116–276) | 0.501 |
| Fruit (g) | 224 (130–256) | 219 (112–255) | 0.210 | 223 (122–246) | 224 (130–282) | 0.149 |
| Total grain products | 173 (118–238) | 158 (101–226) | 0.076 | 171 (119–236) | 171 (113–233) | 0.648 |
| Whole grain products (g) | 86 (43–124) | 70 (38–120) | 0.035 | 88 (43–123) | 80 (41–123) | 0.430 |
| Refined grain products (g) | 84 (54–118) | 75 (45–116) | 0.174 | 84 (53–118) | 81 (51–116) | 0.778 |
| Legumes (g) | 17 (5–35) | 17 (5–35) | 0.950 | 17 (5–35) | 17 (5–35) | 0.322 |
| Nuts (g) | 12 (4–24) | 11 (3–24) | 0.672 | 12 (4–24) | 12 (4–24) | 0.875 |
| Dairy (g) | 193 (103–334) | 174 (51–312) | 0.067 | 200 (102–340) | 180 (89–328) | 0.298 |
| Fish (g) | 12 (4–17) | 12 (5–17) | 0.420 | 15 (5–17) | 11 (4–17) | 0.635 |
| Tea (g) | 291 (72–510) | 337 (49–510) | 0.699 | 257 (33–453) | 305 (87–513) | 0.020 |
| Fats and oils (g) | 14 (7–23) | 13 (7–24) | 0.677 | 14 (7–24) | 14 (7–23) | 0.768 |
| Meat (g) | 45 (7–82) | 39 (12–81) | 0.734 | 46 (11–84) | 42 (6–80) | 0.200 |
| Red meat (g) | 27 (4–52) | 21 (7–54) | 0.565 | 28 (7–55) | 24 (4–50) | 0.118 |
| Processed meat (g) | 13 (1–29) | 12 (2–27) | 0.974 | 13 (2–27) | 13 (1–29) | 0.513 |
| Sweetened beverages and fruit juices (g) | 25 (2–78) | 25 (2–79) | 0.535 | 22 (0–72) | 25 (5–81) | 0.092 |
| Alcoholic drinks (g) | 46 (11–115) | 34 (5–109) | 0.186 | 53 (11–122) | 39 (10–110) | 0.157 |
| Unhealthy choices (g) | 115 (78–165) | 119 (84–168) | 0.371 | 108 (76–156) | 122 (82–171) | 0.002 |
Data are presented as median (25th–75th percentile).
*P values were obtained with a Mann-Whitney U test; statistical significance (p<0.05) is indicated in bold.
LAC, lower abdominal complaints; UAC, upper abdominal complaints.