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. 2012 Feb 6;9:3. doi: 10.1186/1550-2783-9-3

Table 5.

Energy balance during the event.

Subjects 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mean ± SD
EI during racing time (MJ)a
 Fluids 2.5 3.1 3.1 2.6 5.9 4.7 3.7 3.9 3.7 ± 1.1
EI during recovery time (MJ)
 Solids 7.6 9.6 7.6 6.2 22.0 11.3 18.7 13.4 12.1 ± 5.7
 Fluids 7.7 6.6 5.4 8.0 14.7 7.1 5.7 0.9 7.0 ± 3.8
 Total Energy Intake 17.8 19.3 16.1 16.8 42.6 23.1 28.1 18.2 22.8 ± 8.9
Energy expenditure (MJ)
 Racing time 32.6 30.1 34.3 22.1 40.1 25.5 22.5 22.8 28.8 ± 6.6
 Recovery time 13.4 13.9 20.0 13.0 9.4 14.2 14.5 15.6 14.3 ± 2.9
 Total Energy Expenditure 46.0 44.0 54.3 35.1 49.5 39.7 36.0 38.4 42.9 ± 6.8*
Energy Deficit (MJ) -28.2 -24.7 -38.2 -18.3 -6.9 -16.6 -7.9 -20.2 -20.1 ± 10.4
EI:EEb 0.39 0.44 0.30 0.48 0.86 0.58 0.76 0.47 0.54 ± 0.19

a Energy intake

b Ratio between energy intake and energy expenditure.

* Statistical difference (P < 0.05) between total energy intake and energy expenditure during the event.