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

Sports Medicine - Open

Table 4 Daily macronutrient and water (through foods and fluids) intake of ultramarathon runners presenting and not presenting (no-) gastrointestinal symptoms (GIS) and dermatological injuries (DI) during a multi-stage ultramarathon

	GIS	no-GIS	p value	DI	no-DI	p value
Protein (g)
Total	104 ± 39	114 ± 28	0.20	106 ± 39	103 ± 38	0.68
Adjusted	1.5 ± 0.6	1.4 ± 0.3	0.46	1.5 ± 0.5	1.6 ± 0.6	0.61
Carbohydrate (g)
Total	506 ± 137	635 ± 124	<0.01	516 ± 138	535 ± 151	0.39
Adjusted^a	7.4 ± 2.0	7.9 ± 1.5	0.25	7.4 ± 1.8	7.8 ± 2.3	0.17
Poly (%)^b	41 ± 11	35 ± 10	0.13	40 ± 11	39 ± 11	0.70
Oligo/di/mono (%)^b	59 ± 11	65 ± 10	<0.01	60 ± 11	61 ± 11	0.37
Fibre	17 ± 9	29 ± 12	<0.01	18 ± 9	20 ± 12	0.35
Fat (g)
Total	90 ± 36	126 ± 57	<0.01	95 ± 42	89 ± 36	0.33
Adjusted^a	1.3 ± 0.6	1.6 ± 0.7	<0.05	1.4 ± 0.6	1.3 ± 0.5	0.62
Water
Total (L)	7.8 ± 2.0	7.1 ± 2.2	0.09	7.9 ± 1.9	7.1 ± 2.1	<0.05
Adjusted (ml)^a	117 ± 32	93 ± 31	<0.01	116 ± 31	109 ± 37	0.20

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