TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants according to reproductive function.
| EUM (n = 16) | FHA (n = 14) | p-value | |
| Age (years) | 27.6 ± 5.6 | 26.1 ± 5.6 | 0.46 |
| Height (cm) | 169 ± 5 | 167 ± 6 | 0.38 |
| Body mass (kg) | 60.2 ± 7.1 | 55.0 ± 5.8 | 0.04 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.0 ± 2.0 | 19.6 ± 1.8 | 0.05 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 12.8 ± 3.2 | 10.1 ± 2.6 | 0.02 |
| Fat mass (%) | 20.9 ± 3.5 | 18.3 ± 3.1 | 0.04 |
| FFM (kg) | 47.8 ± 4.8 | 44.9 ± 4.0 | 0.08 |
| FFM (%) | 79.1 ± 3.5 | 81.8 ± 3.2 | 0.04 |
| Energy availability (kJ/kg FFM) | 163 ± 13 | 171 ± 15 | 0.68 |
| VO2peak (L/min) | 3.19 ± 0.38 | 3.13 ± 0.44 | 0.67 |
| Exercise (min/week) | 661 ± 240 | 721 ± 300 | 0.59 |
| Aerobic exercise (min/week) | 566 ± 312 | 429 ± 326 | 0.25 |
| Resistance training (min/week) | 49 ± 54 | 128 ± 112 | 0.02 |
Data shown as mean ± SD. EUM, eumenorrheic athletes; FHA, functional hypothalamic amenorrhoeic athletes; BMI, body mass index; FFM, fat free mass.