Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics and estimated energy intake and energy expenditure of elite adolescent female figure skaters (n = 36)

	Mean ± SD	Range
Age (y)	16.0 ± 2.5	13.0 – 22.0
Height (cm)	158.6 ± 5.8	144.8 – 172.7
Weight (kg)	48.5 ± 6.6	30.6 – 59.1
BMI (kg/m2)	19.8 ± 2.1	15.1 – 23.3
Energy Intake (EI)	1491 ± 471	566 – 2654
Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)a	2695 ± 154	2314 – 2977

^a Equations from 2005 Food and Nutrition Board DRIs [27]; PA = Physical Activity Coefficient.

EER (9-18y) = 135.3 – (30.8 x age[y]) + PA x [(10 x weight[kg]) + (934 x height[m])] + 25.

EER (≥ 19y) = 354 – (6.91 x age[y]) + PA x [9.36 x weight[kg]) + (726 x height[m])].