Association of energy availability with resting metabolic rates in competitive female teenage runners: a cross-sectional study

Figures & data

Fig. 1 Study protocol. RMR: resting metabolic rate; DXA: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Fig. 2 Energy expenditure measured in a whole room calorimeter. RMR: resting metabolic rate

Table 1 Comparison of anthropometric characteristics between groups according to energy availability level

Table 2 Comparison of energy intake and exercise energy expenditure between groups according to energy availability level

Table 3 Comparison of resting metabolic rate and ratio between groups according to energy availability level

Fig. 3 Association between RMR and energy availability. EA: energy availability; RMR: resting metabolic rate; FFM: fat free mass

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Availability of data and materials

The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are not publicly available because the name of each subject can be identified by the height, weight, and performance records. However, they are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.