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Table 24.1
Age and anthropometric data of the subjects
Variables
Male (
n
= 142)
Female (
n
= 97)
Age (years)
23.6 ± 0.2
a
20.9 ± 0.1***
b
Height (cm)
173.5 ± 1.3
161.9 ± 0.5***
Weight (kg)
74.0 ± 1.0
54.5 ± 0.7***
BMI (kg/m
2
)
24.2 ± 0.3
20.8 ± 0.3***
BFP (%)
22.9 ± 0.6
30.8 ± 0.5
a
Values are mean ± SE
b
**
P
< 0.01; ***
P
< 0.001 (by Student's
t
-test)
24.2.4
Dietary Taurine and Nutrients Intakes Assessment
A 3-day recall method was used for dietary assessment (2 weekdays and 1 weekend
day). Dietary taurine and nutrients intakes were estimated using the computer-aided
nutrition program (CAN-pro 3.0, The Korean Nutrition Society Korea) imputed
with a taurine content database for17 food groups, commonly used 321 food items
(Kim et al.
1999
; Park
2000
) .
24.2.5
Dietary Habit Score Measurement
The dietary habit questionnaire included 18 items which were based on previous
study (Park et al.
2010
). Each item responses ranged from 1 to 5.
24.2.6
Statistical Analysis
The statistical analysis was conducted using the SPSS 17.0 program. Mean and
standard errors were calculated for all variables and analyzed by analysis of the
Student's
t
-test. The correlation among self-reported fatigue, dietary taurine intake,
and dietary habits was analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient.
24.3
Results and Discussion
24.3.1
Anthropometric Data
Anthropometric data of the subjects are shown in Table
24.1
. The average age was
23.6 ± 0.2 years and 20.9 ± 0.1 years in male and female subjects, respectively.
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