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. 2016 Jan 5;2:16. doi: 10.1186/s40798-015-0041-9

Table 3.

During running and post-stage recovery energy, macronutrient, and water (through foods and fluids) intake of ultramarathon runners presenting (DI) and not presenting (no-DI) dermatological injuries during a multi-stage ultramarathon (MSUM)

During Post-stage recovery
DI no-DI p value DI no-DI p value
Energy (MJ)
Total 3.2 ± 2.2 3.2 ± 1.3 0.99 2.4 ± 1.2 2.6 ± 1.1 0.31
Adjusteda .046 ± .031 .048 ± .021 0.63 .036 ± .018 0.040 ± 0.017 0.15
Protein (g)
Total 13 ± 29 13 ± 12 0.93 14 ± 14 18 ± 15 0.07
Adjusteda 0.2 ± 0.4 0.2 ± 0.2 0.79 0.2 ± 0.2 0.3 ± 0.2 <0.05
Carbohydrate (g)
Total 138 ± 77 151 ± 66 0.29 107 ± 51 115 ± 48 0.34
Adjusteda 1.9 ± 0.9 2.3 ± 1.0 <0.05 1.6 ± 0.8 1.7 ± 0.7 0.27
Poly (%)b 20 ± 17 19 ± 14 0.59 16 ± 19 20 ± 23 0.78
Oligo/di/mono (%)b 80 ± 17 81 ± 14 0.10 84 ± 19 80 ± 23 0.21
Fibre 4 ± 5 3 ± 2 0.11 3 ± 3 3 ± 5 0.75
Fat (g)
Total 16 ± 18 14 ± 10 0.38 11 ± 11 13 ± 12 0.19
Adjusteda 0.2 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.1 0.76 0.2 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.2 0.25
Water
Total (L) 4.5 ± 1.6 4.1 ± 1.1 0.05 1.1 ± 0.7 1.2 ± 0.6 0.75
Adjusted (ml)a 65 ± 24 61 ± 19 0.31 18 ± 11 18 ± 9 0.96

Mean ± SD (n = 54). The overall mean inter-observer coefficient of variation for energy, macronutrient, and water variables analysed were 1.3, 2.3, and 0.7 %, respectively

aAdjusted for body mass

bSaccharides