Table 2.

Energy and macro-nutrient intake.

	Forwards n = 31		Backs n = 26		Dif.	p-value	All players n = 57
	Median	Range	Median	Range			Median	Range
Energy Kcal	2,827	1,220–6,228	3,682	2,104–7,982	−855	0.044*	3,363	1,220–7,982
Protein
g	117	56–329	136	47–292	−19	0.249	119	47–329
%	16.0%	7%−43%	14%	7%−32%	1.7%	0.491	15%	7%−43%
g·kg −1 ·day −1	1.1	0.5–3.6	1.8	0.7–3.5	−0.7	0.002*	1.4	0.5–3.6
Carbohydrates
g	342	107–821	401	177–828	−59	0.269	373	107–828
%	50.0%	27%−79%	46%	25%−62%	3.9%	0.089	48%	25%−79%
g·kg −1 ·day −1	3.3	1.1–8.0	5.3	2.3–10.0	−2.1	0.006*	4.1	1.1–10.0
Fats
g	104	33–334	149	70–428	−45	0.012*	143	33–428
%	32.0%	14%−54%	39%	25%−62%	−6.4%	0.016*	35%	14%−62%
g·kg −1 ·day −1	1.0	0.3–3.7	1.9	1.0–4.8	−0.9	0.000*	1.5	0.3–4.8
Fiber g	17	8–38	17	6–41	0	0.328	17	6–41

^*Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05).