Association between Sugar Intake and an ECG Parameter: A Case Study on Young Athletes
Abstract
:1. Introduction and Background
1.1. Risks of Sugar
1.2. Tp-Te Duration, an ECG Parameter
1.3. Aims of the Study
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants of the Study
2.2. Description of Procedures
2.3. Statistical Procedures
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Implemented Measures to Reduce Sugar Intake, Primarily in the EU Countries
4.2. Public Policies in Serbia
4.3. Limitations of the Study
5. Recommendations and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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The Group with Sugar Intake | The Group without Sugar Intake | t-Test, Mann–Whitney Test, or Chi-Squared Test p-Value | |
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Sex | 0.06 | ||
Male: 62 (65%) | 32 (52%) | 30 (48%) | |
Female: 34 (35%) | 12 (35%) | 22 (65%) | |
Age, years | 10.68 ± 2.11 | 10.17 ± 1.97 | 0.63 |
Training hours per week | 3.55 ± 1.02 | 3.21 ± 0.69 | 0.18 |
Years of training (years) | 3.43 ± 1.61 | 3.29 ± 1.64 | 0.60 |
Height (cm) | 152.25 ± 15.24 | 146.08 ± 14.62 | 0.07 |
Weight (kg) | 47.45 ± 16.88 | 39.44 ± 10.92 | 0.02 * |
Weight status 0.06 | |||
Normal weight 25 (39%) 39 (61%) | |||
64 (67%) | |||
Overweight or obese 19 (59%) 13 (41%) | |||
32 (33%) | |||
Type of sport 0.46 | |||
IB 15 (16%) 4 (27%) 11 (73%) | |||
IC 17 (18%) 9 (53%) 8 (47%) | |||
IIC 36 (37%) 17 (47%) 19 (53%) | |||
IIIA 22 (23%) 10 (45%) 12 (55%) | |||
IIIC 6 (6%) 4 (66%) 2 (33%) | |||
TpTe (ms) | 73 ± 8 ms | 60 ± 8 ms | p < 0.001 ** |
TpTe | |
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Age, years | r = 0.16 |
Sex | r = 0.19 |
Height (cm) | r = 0.20 |
Weight (kg) | r = 0.29 |
Weight status | r = 0.13 |
Training hours per week | r = 0.08 |
Years of training (years) | r = 0.07 |
Sugar intake | r = 0.63 |
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Šarčević, Z.; Lužanin, Z.; Tepavčević, A. Association between Sugar Intake and an ECG Parameter: A Case Study on Young Athletes. Sustainability 2022, 14, 14916. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214916
Šarčević Z, Lužanin Z, Tepavčević A. Association between Sugar Intake and an ECG Parameter: A Case Study on Young Athletes. Sustainability. 2022; 14(22):14916. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214916
Chicago/Turabian StyleŠarčević, Zoran, Zorana Lužanin, and Andreja Tepavčević. 2022. "Association between Sugar Intake and an ECG Parameter: A Case Study on Young Athletes" Sustainability 14, no. 22: 14916. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214916