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Table 3 During running and post-stage recovery energy, macronutrient, and water (through foods and fluids) intake of ultramarathon runners presenting (DI) and not presenting (no-DI) dermatological injuries during a multi-stage ultramarathon (MSUM)

From: The Impact of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Dermatological Injuries on Nutritional Intake and Hydration Status During Ultramarathon Events

	During			Post-stage recovery
	DI	no-DI	p value	DI	no-DI	p value
Energy (MJ)
Total	3.2 ± 2.2	3.2 ± 1.3	0.99	2.4 ± 1.2	2.6 ± 1.1	0.31
Adjusted^a	.046 ± .031	.048 ± .021	0.63	.036 ± .018	0.040 ± 0.017	0.15
Protein (g)
Total	13 ± 29	13 ± 12	0.93	14 ± 14	18 ± 15	0.07
Adjusted^a	0.2 ± 0.4	0.2 ± 0.2	0.79	0.2 ± 0.2	0.3 ± 0.2	<0.05
Carbohydrate (g)
Total	138 ± 77	151 ± 66	0.29	107 ± 51	115 ± 48	0.34
Adjusted^a	1.9 ± 0.9	2.3 ± 1.0	<0.05	1.6 ± 0.8	1.7 ± 0.7	0.27
Poly (%)^b	20 ± 17	19 ± 14	0.59	16 ± 19	20 ± 23	0.78
Oligo/di/mono (%)^b	80 ± 17	81 ± 14	0.10	84 ± 19	80 ± 23	0.21
Fibre	4 ± 5	3 ± 2	0.11	3 ± 3	3 ± 5	0.75
Fat (g)
Total	16 ± 18	14 ± 10	0.38	11 ± 11	13 ± 12	0.19
Adjusted^a	0.2 ± 0.3	0.2 ± 0.1	0.76	0.2 ± 0.2	0.2 ± 0.2	0.25
Water
Total (L)	4.5 ± 1.6	4.1 ± 1.1	0.05	1.1 ± 0.7	1.2 ± 0.6	0.75
Adjusted (ml)^a	65 ± 24	61 ± 19	0.31	18 ± 11	18 ± 9	0.96

Mean ± SD (n = 54). The overall mean inter-observer coefficient of variation for energy, macronutrient, and water variables analysed were 1.3, 2.3, and 0.7 %, respectively
^aAdjusted for body mass
^bSaccharides

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