Table 3.

Dietary characteristics and energy expenditure for subjects with lower and higher exercise dependence

	All (n=53)	Lower EXDS (n=23)	Higher EXDS (n=30)	P value
Energy intake (kcal/day)	3084±687	3029±575	3126±769	0.615
Carbohydrate intake (g/kg/day)	4.8±1.5	4.9±1.6	4.7±1.5	0.567
Protein intake (g/kg/day)	1.7±0.3	1.6±0.4	1.7±0.3	0.289
Fat intake (E%)	35.1±8.2	35.8±10.0	34.5±6.6	0.550
Fat (g/kg/day)	1.6±0.5	1.6±0.5	1.6±0.4	0.543
Fibre intake (g/day)	32.4±12.5	32.9±16.0	32.1±9.3	0.815
EA (kcal/kg FFM/day)	37.7±10.9	41.0±11.0	35.1±10.3	0.054
Low EA (no. of subjects)	12 (23%)	3 (13%)	9 (30%)	0.193
Energy balance (kcal/day)	−265±687	15±633	−479±657	0.008
EEE (kcal/day)	760±404	546±273	925±415	0.000

Normally distributed data are shown as mean and SD, and number (no.) of subjects are shown as number (n) and percentage (%).

EA, energy availability; EEE, exercise energy expenditure; EXDS, Exercise Dependence Scale; FFM, fat free mass.