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. 2022 Nov 13;14(22):4802. doi: 10.3390/nu14224802

Table 3.

Difference in calorie and protein requirements and consumption between men and women.

Total Men Women p-Value
Calories Requirement (kcal/day) 1772 (178.12) 1894 (149) 1650 (107) <0.01
Calories Consumption (kcal/day) 1364 (417) 1333 (455) 1433 (410) 0.40
Calories Consumption (%) 78.76 (16.88) 70.33 (22.83) 86.87 (23.98) 0.01
Protein Requirements (g/day) 79.26 (16.88) 87.82 (12.33) 70 (16.61) <0.01
Protein Consumption (g/day) 1.15 (0.44) 1.07 (0.41) 1.22 (0.47) 0.23
Protein Consumption (%) 88.58 (34.20) 81.81 (31.27) 94.13 (36.53) 0.23