Table 2. Food intake at baseline and after 24 weeks of intervention.
| Variable |
Placebo (n =12)
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Creatine (n = 13)
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Placebo + Strength Training (n = 10)
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Creatine + Strength Training (n = 12)
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| (time or score range) | PRE | POST-24 | Δ (95% CI) | PRE | POST-24 | Δ (95% CI) | PRE | POST-24 | Δ (95% CI) | PRE | POST-24 | Δ (95% CI) | p |
| Total energy (kcal) | 1411 ± 213 | 1518 ± 344 | 107 (-162 to 376) | 1315 ± 324 | 1334 ± 358 | 19 (-285 to 323) | 1438 ± 343 | 1343 ± 469 | -95 (-506 to 316) | 1436 ± 268 | 1444 ± 498 | 8 (-348 to 364) | 0.86 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 192 ± 41 | 211 ± 54 | 19 (-26 to 64) | 162 ± 50 | 163 ± 43 | 1 (-41 to 430 | 189 ± 57 | 176 ± 57 | -13 (-70 to 44) | 189 ± 43 | 196 ± 93 | 7 (-58 to 71) | 0.12 |
| Carbohydrates (%) | 54 ± 8 | 56 ± 10 | 2 (-7 to 11) | 49 ± 6 | 49 ± 6 | 0 (-5 to 5) | 52 ± 8 | 53 ± 7 | 1 (-7 to 9) | 53 ± 9 | 52 ± 7 | -1 (-8 to 6) | 0.65 |
| Protein (g) | 59 ± 17 | 70 ± 18 | 11 (-6 to 28) | 58 ± 16 | 63 ± 21 | 5 (-12 to 22) | 58 ± 18 | 56 ± 13 | -2 (-18 to 14) | 56 ± 14 | 56 ± 20 | 0 (-15 to 15) | 0.90 |
| Protein (%) | 16 ± 4 | 19 ± 5 | 3 (-1 to 7) | 17 ± 2 | 19 ± 3 | 2 (-0 to 4) | 16 ± 4 | 17 ± 4 | 1 (-3 to 5) | 16 ± 3 | 16 ± 5 | 0 (-4 to 4) | 0.49 |
| Fat (g) | 46 ± 13 | 44 ± 19 | -2 (-17 to 13) | 49 ± 12 | 47 ± 13 | -2 (-13 to 9) | 48 ± 14 | 51 ± 24 | 3 (-17 to 23) | 55 ± 18 | 48 ± 13 | -7 (-21 to 7) | 0.52 |
| Fat (%) | 29 ± 7 | 25 ± 8 | -4 (-11 to 4) | 33 ± 6 | 32 ± 6 | -1 (-6 to 4) | 30 ± 8 | 34 ± 9 | 4 (-5 to 13) | 34 ± 10 | 31 ± 7 | -3 (-10 to 4) | 0.30 |
No significant differences were observed between groups for any variable. Abbreviations and symbols: PRE = baseline; POST-24: after 24 weeks; Δ = absolute delta change; CI = confidence interval.