Table 6.
Significant differences in median fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) intakes between individual symptom presence categories*.
| Symptom | FODMAP | Symptom not present, median (n) | Symptom present, median (n) | U | z | p§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constipation during rest | Stachyose | 0.8 (63) | 1.3 (9) | 434.0 | 2.569 | 0.010 |
| Mannitol | 0.8 (63) | 1.3 (9) | 402.5 | 2.030 | 0.042 | |
| Defecation during training | Total Polyols | 2.4 (52) | 4.9 (20) | 693.5 | 2.182 | 0.029 |
| Mannitol | 0.8 (52) | 1.1 (20) | 676.0 | 1.965 | 0.049 | |
| Diarrhea during training | Stachyose | 0.8 (57) | 1.2 (15) | 599.0 | 2.384 | 0.017 |
| Constipation during training | Total Oligosaccharides | 3.5 (65) | 7.7 (6) | 324.5 | 2.678 | 0.007 |
| Fructooligosaccharides | 2.7 (65) | 5.3 (6) | 336.5 | 2.927 | 0.002 | |
| Galacto-oligosaccharides | 1.0 (65) | 2.8 (6) | 316.0 | 2.505 | 0.010 | |
| Raffinose | 0.4 (65) | 1.1 (6) | 305.5 | 2.296 | 0.019 | |
| Stachyose | 0.9 (65) | 2.3 (6) | 340.5 | 3.016 | 0.001 | |
| Total Polyols | 2.4 (65) | 5.7 (6) | 323.5 | 2.657 | 0.006 | |
| Mannitol | 0.7 (65) | 1.5 (6) | 314.5 | 2.476 | 0.011 | |
| Sorbitol | 1.7 (65) | 1.5 (6) | 308.5 | 2.348 | 0.016 | |
| Constipation during competition | Total Oligosaccharides | 3.5 (65) | 8.3 (5) | 265.5 | 2.350 | 0.015 |
| Fructooligosaccharides | 2.7 (65) | 5.3 (5) | 273.0 | 2.521 | 0.009 | |
| Galacto-oligosaccharides | 1.0 (65) | 3.0 (5) | 264.5 | 2.330 | 0.017 | |
| Stachyose | 0.9 (65) | 2.3 (5) | 295.0 | 3.030 | 0.001 | |
| Total Polyols | 2.4 (65) | 5.7 (5) | 279.5 | 2.669 | 0.005 | |
| Mannitol | 0.7 (65) | 1.6 (5) | 261.0 | 2.251 | 0.022 | |
| Sorbitol | 1.8 (65) | 3.9 (5) | 266.0 | 2.362 | 0.015 |
*
Sample size for each symptom tested varied due to limited missing data and can be calculated by the sum of n for symptom not present and symptom present.
Mann-Whitney U statistic.
z-score from Mann-Whitney U test.
§
p-value from Mann-Whitney U test; significant at p < 0.05.