Table 5.
Mean servings of core foods, discretionary foods, and alcohol reported by all athletes (n = 165), and the difference in mean servings between female and male athletes.
| Dietary Intake | Total | Female | Male | Mean Difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Servings/day) | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | (95% CI) | p Value ‡ |
| Fruit | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 (−0.3, 0.4) | 0.81 |
| Vegetables | 3.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 (−0.2, 0.6) | 0.38 |
| Grain, breads, cereals | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 3.7 | −1.5 (−2.6, 0.4) | <0.01 |
| Dairy and alternatives | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 1.3 | −0.6 (−0.9, −0.1) | <0.01 |
| Meat and alternatives # | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | −0.4 (−0.6, −0.3) | <0.001 |
| Discretionary foods # | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | −0.1 (−0.3, 0.2) | 0.62 |
| Alcohol ^ | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 (0.0, 0.4) | 0.07 |
ADI, Athlete Diet Index; SD, standard deviation; # combined reported weekly servings divided by 7; ^ standard servings of alcohol per week; ‡ p value applies to the mean of the difference in servings of core foods, discretionary foods and alcohol between female (n = 112) and male (n = 53) athletes