Effects of Tai Chi Training on Antioxidant Capacity in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women

Table 2

Daily energy expenditure and daily nutrient intake of pre- and post-menopausal women before and after the Tai Chi training period.

	Pre-training		Post-training
	Pre M	Post M	Pre M	Post M
EE (kCal·d^−1)	1770±206	1821±185	1868±285 *	2024±318 *
EI (kCal·d^−1)	1579±364	1311±260	1576±566	1617±140
Carbohydrate (g·d^−1)	216±38	190±36	208±101	209±26
% EI	55.3±5.4	57.9±4.8	51.5±7.2 *	51.6±5.2 *
Fat (g·d^−1)	50±19	40±11	55±19 *	58±10 *
% EI	27.5±4.5	27.1±4.0	31.6±6.2 *	32.3±4.1 *
Protein (g·d^−1·kg^−1)	1.246±0.318	0.826±0.400	1.141±0.216	1.068±0.205
% EI	17.1±2.0	15.0±3.3	16.9±3.6	16.0±1.6
Animal protein (g·d^−1·kg^−1)	0.690±0.172	0.405±0.288^#	0.597±0.152	0.562±0.156^#
Vegetal protein (g·d^−1·kg^−1)	0.322±0.137	0.282±0.195	0.310±0.138	0.306±0.129
β-Carotene (μg·d^−1)	1150±834	867±765	803±572	887±585
Vitamin C (mg·d^−1)	175±156	107±81	96±155	145±199
Vitamin E (mg·d^−1)	6.91±11.80	9.00±15.93	10.06±13.91	6.58±11.87

Pre M: pre-menopausal women group; Post M: post-menopausal women group; EE: energy expenditure; EI: energy intake. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation; *𝑃<.05, different from pre-training; ^#𝑃<.05, different from Pre M.