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Table 1 Physical characteristics and nutrient intake of the participants (n = 26)

From: Blood biomarkers for estimating energy intake in Japanese male collegiate athletes: a pilot study

Characteristic

Mean (SD)

Median (Q1, Q3)

Age (years)

19.6 (1.4)

19 (18, 21)

Height (cm)

175.6 (5.7)

176.4 (171.2, 180.0)

Weight (kg)

74.6 (10.6)

70.5 (67.3, 78.2)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.2 (3.4)

24.1 (21.4, 26.2)

Percentage body fat (%)

12.0 (2.9)

11.1 (9.6, 14.3)

Fat mass (kg)

9.21 (3.32)

8.18 (6.82, 10.42)

Fat-free mass (kg)

63.1 (7.8)

61.1 (57.7, 66.6)

Basal metabolic rate (kcal/d)

1,799 (223)

1,741 (1,644, 1,898)

Total energy intake (kcal/d)

3,103 (455)

3,121 (2,755, 3,446)

EI/BMR

1.74 (0.31)

1.68 (1.52, 1.91)

Protein intake (g/d)

103.2 (21.2)

101.3 (86.8, 119.3)

Fat intake (g/d)

90.2 (17.9)

89.6 (78.1, 99.8)

Carbohydrate intake (g/d)

447.2 (104.8)

442.1 (359.7, 532.3)

  1. Values are presented as the mean (standard deviation [SD]) and median (first and third quartile, Q1, Q3)
  2. EI/BMR energy intake/basal metabolic rate