Table 5.
Daily energy and macronutrient intakes for men and women athletes with binge- and restrictive-eating behaviours. Values are means (± SEM).
Men (n = 97)
Women (n = 135)
Asympt
(n = 74)
Binge
(n = 16)
Restrictive
(n = 7)
Asympt
(n = 110)
Binge
(n = 10)
Restrictive
(n = 15)
Energy
kcal
2503 (1111)
2471 (240)
2102 (362)
2083 (73)
2455 (243)
2144 (198)
kcal·kg
-1
BW
30.2 (1.5)
27.4 (3.2)
24.9 (4.9)
32.7 (1.3 )
40.7 (4.4)
32.0 (3.6)
Carbohydrate
% of total E
53.4 (.7)
*
49.7 (1.5)
†
48.7 (2.3)
†
55.6 (.5)
57.3 (1.7)
55.7 (1.4)
g·kg
-1
BW
4.0 (.2)
3.4 (.5)
3.0 (.7)
4.5 (.2)
5.9 (.7)
4.5 (.5)
Fat
% of total E
31.4 (.6)
32.5 (1.3)
35.4 (2.0)
28.4 (.5)
25.9 (1.6)
27.6 (1.3)
Protein
% of total E
15.6 (.3)
†
17.5 (.7)
*
15.5 (1.1)
*
†
21.5 (.2)
16.6 (.3)
16.4 (.7)
g·kg
-1
BW
1.2 (.1)
1.2 (.1)
.9 (.2)
1.3 (.1)
1.7 (.2)
1.3 (.2)
Alcohol
g·day
-1
4.8 (.4)
5.9 (.8)
6.6 (1.2)
3.9 (.4)
†
6.8 (1.3)
*
5.1 (.8)
*
†
Abbreviations: Asympt = asymptomatic, BW = body weight.
* and † denote significant (p < 0.05) differences for within gender comparisons.