Relationship Among Self-Reported Fatigue, Dietary Taurine Intake, and Dietary Habits in Korean College Students - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology - page 246

Table 24.2 Self-reported fatigue scores of the subjects
Variables Male ( n = 142) Female ( n = 97)

Physical fatigue 26.3 ± 0.7 a 30.6 ± 0.8 ***b

Mental fatigue 22.3 ± 0.6 24.9 ± 0.7**

Nervous fatigue 21.0 ± 0.6 25.6 ± 0.7***

Total fatigue 69.7 ± 1.7 80.9 ± 1.8***

a Values are mean ± SE
b ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001 (by Student's t -test)

Table 24.3 Dietary taurine intake and major nutrients of the subjects
Variables Male ( n = 142) Female ( n = 97)

Energy (kcal/day) 1,904.6 ± 44.0 a 1,702.6 ± 35.4** b

Carbohydrate (g/day) 268.1 ± 6.5 238.4 ± 5.1**

Total fat (g/day) 57.8 ± 1.8 53.2 ± 1.6

Total protein (g/day) 71.3 ± 2.1 64.8 ± 1.6*

Taurine (mg/day) 102.5 ± 5.0 98.0 ± 6.8

a Values are mean ± SE
b * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01 (by Student's t -test)

24.3.2 Self-Reported Fatigue Scores

Self-reported fatigue scores of the subjects are shown in Table 24.2 . The average
physical fatigue score ( p < 0.001), mental fatigue score ( p < 0.01), nervous fatigue
score ( p < 0.001), and total fatigue score ( p < 0.001) of female students were
significantly higher compared to male students. Self-reported fatigue score of female
was significantly higher than that of male. It was similarly reported that female col-
lege students had high fatigue scores (Yoon and Hwang 1994 ) .

24.3.3 Dietary Taurine Intake and Major Nutrients

The average dietary taurine intake is shown in Table 24.3 , along with data on the
energy and major nutrients intakes. The average energy intake in the male and
female subjects was 1,904.6 ± 44.0 kcal/day and 1,702.6 ± 35.4 kcal/day, respec-
tively. The average dietary taurine intake among the male and female subjects was
102.5 ± 5.0 mg/day and 98.0 ± 6.8 mg/day, respectively. There was no significant
difference in dietary taurine intake between male and female students.

24.3.4 Dietary Habit Scores

Table 24.4 shows the average dietary habit scores of male and female. The average
dietary habit scores of “eating meals at regular times” ( p < 0.05), “eating three meals