Table 3.
Productivity, intake of energy and proteins, body fat composition and average age of sugarcane cutters at a plantation in Marechal Deodoro (Alagoas, Brazil) distributed according to height groups.
| Height (cm) | Number of individuals n (%) | Average age (years) | Average productivity (ton/day) | Average daily energy intake (kJ/day) | Average daily protein intake (g/kg body weight) |
Body fat composition |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial (a) (%) | Final (b) (%) | Loss Δ = a−b | ||||||
| 158–159.9 | 12 (19.4%) | 42 ± 12.3 | 7.14 ± 1.6 * | 14,292 ± 4,300 | 2.2 ± 0.7 | 17.7 ± 4.3 | 16.6 ± 5.7 | 1.1 |
| 160–164.9 | 16 (25.8%) | 35 ± 10.7 | 7.90 ± 1.7 | 11,593 ± 4,449 | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 13.7 ± 2.2 | 12.9 ± 2.0 | 0.8 |
| 165–169.9 | 12 (19.4%) | 37 ± 10.3 | 7.95 ± 1.5 | 12,041 ± 3,969 | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 13.3 ± 3.6 | 12.4 ± 4.3 | 0.9 |
| 170–174.9 | 12 (19.4%) | 30 ± 8.6 | 9.01 ± 1.5 * | 15,388 ± 5,217 | 2.4 ± 0.5 | 12.3 ± 3.5 | 11.4 ± 2.5 | 0.9 |
| =175 | 10 (16.1%) | 26 ± 7.4 | 8.65 ± 1.4 | 15,551 ± 6,758 | 2.2 ± 0.7 | 9.8 ± 2.5 | 9.5 ± 1.9 | 0.3 |
*
p < 0.05; reprinted with permission from Arch. Latinoamer. Nutr. [104].