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Table 2 Body mass and nutritional parameters during sea level and altitude

From: Nutritional strategies in an elite wheelchair marathoner at 3900 m altitude: a case report

Phase

Body Mass (kg)

Daily Intake (kcal)

CHO (g · kg− 1)

Prot (g · kg− 1)

Fat (g · kg− 1)

BN

52.6 ± 0.4

(52.25; 53.04)

2397 ± 242

(2173; 2621)

7.1 ± 1.2ijk

(5.97; 8.19)

1.9 ± 0.2hi

(1.74; 2.11)

1.0 ± 0.2

(0.82; 1.14)

BH

50.7 ± 0.5g

(50.23; 51.17)

2899 ± 670a

(2280; 3518)

8.1 ± 2.2j

(6.04; 10.11)

2.9 ± 0.5

(2.46; 3.38)

1.4 ± 0.5

(0.92; 1.89)

W1

50.6 ± 0.2g

(50.39; 50.78)

3037 ± 490a

(2584; 3490)

9.6 ± 2.1

(7.68; 11.55)

2.7 ± 0.5

(2.18; 3.17)

1.2 ± 0.4

(0.81; 1.49)

W2

50.8 ± 0.4g

(50.45; 51.09)

3116 ± 170a

(2959; 3273)

9.9 ± 1.2

(8.79; 11.09)

2.6 ± 0.4g

(2.17; 2.99)

1.1 ± 0.5

(0.65; 1.60)

W3

50.9 ± 0.3g

(50.68; 51.15)

3101 ± 385a

(2744; 3457)

9.6 ± 1.2

(8.53; 10.73)

2.7 ± 0.5g

(2.25; 3.22)

1.2 ± 0.5

(0.75; 1.64)

W4

51.2 ± 0.3ghi

(50.93; 51.47)

2786 ± 375

(2439; 3133)

8.6 ± 1.3

(7.39; 9.73)

2.5 ± 0.3g

(2.21; 2.77)

1.1 ± 0.5

(0.57; 1.56)

Post

52.1 ± 0.5ghijkl

(51.54; 52.66)

2411 ± 137bcde

(2241; 2580)

6.3 ± 0.8ijkl

(5.41; 7.27)

1.9 ± 0.3hijkl

(1.55; 2.31)

1.3 ± 0.3

(0.94; 1.69)

  1. BN, Baseline in normoxia at 16 m altitude; BH, Baseline in hypoxia at 3860 m altitude; W1, First week of specific training; W2, Second week of specific training; W3, Third week of specific training; W4, Fourth week of specific training; Post, values after altitude training camp at 16 m altitude; Body Mass: wake up body mass, kg; Daily intake, is the amount of daily kilocalories; CHO, is the amount of daily carbohydrates related to the AM body mass; Prot, is the amount of daily proteins related to the AM body mass; Fat, is the amount of daily fats related to the AM body mass; Mean ± SD (95% CL)
  2. Differences from BN: a P < 0.01; g P < 0.001;
  3. Differences from BH: b P < 0.01; h P < 0.001;
  4. Differences from W1: c P < 0.01; i P < 0.001;
  5. Differences from W2: d P < 0.01; j P < 0.001;
  6. Differences from W3: e P < 0.01; k P < 0.001;
  7. Differences from W4: f P < 0.01; l P < 0.001