Table 5.
Energy availabilitycategories
| Category | Runners (n = 54) |
Controls (n = 46) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males (n = 26) | Females (n = 28) | Males (n = 22) | Females (n = 24) | |
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| ≥30 kcals·kgFFM−1 | 15 (57.7%) | 20 (71.4%) | 19 (86.4%) | 17 (70.8%) |
| < 30 kcals·kgFFM−1 | 11 (42.3%) | 8 (28.6%) | 3 (13.6%) | 7 (29.2%) |
kcals kilocalories of energy available, FFM fat-free mass