title: Investigating and comparing energy and macronutrient intake in female aerobic athletes in two different socio-economic regions.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study was to assess nutritional intakes of female aerobic athletes in two different socio-economic classes in city of Isfahan.
  
  
  METHODS
  The participants of this analytical study were 99 female aerobic athletes aged between 15 and 50 years old who were randomly sampled (50 females in low economic region and 49 females in high economic region). The demographic details were collected by a questionnaire, and anthropometric indexes including height, weight, and waste circumference were measured using a tape measure and a scale. They filled out the 24-hour food recall questionnaire for two consecutive days in order to obtain their nutritional information. To analyze the data, Nutritionist 4 and SPSS18 software were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The means of energy intake in high and low regions were 1479.19 ± 561.86 and 1300.68 ± 498.354 kcal, respectively. There was no significant difference in terms of energy intake between these two groups (P = 0.98). The means of protein intake in low and high socio-economic classes were 17.41 ± 5.85 and 54.48 ± 6.62, respectively, and no significant differences were observed between these two regions (P = 0/606). The means of carbohydrate intake were 61.85 ± 9.76 and 54.48 ± 6.62 in the low and high socio-economic classes with a significant difference between them (P < 0.001). The mean of carbohydrate intake in the low socio-economic class was considerably higher than that in the high socio-economic class. The means of fat intake were 23.88 ± 8.24% and 30.07 ± 6.68% in the low and high socio-economic classes, respectively, and the means of fat intake in the high socio-economic region was significantly higher than that in the low socio-economic region (P < 0/001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings of this study indicated that the intakes of fat and carbohydrate were significantly different in the two different socio-economic regions in city of Isfahan. This difference could be attributed to different food patterns in these two regions.
authors.affiliation: Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Darvishi
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rabbani
authors.forename: Sima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goodarzy
authors.forename: Gholamreza
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Askari
authors.forename: Afshin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shiranian
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salehi
authors.forename: Azam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borzooe
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ghiasvand
keywords: Athlete; macronutrients; socio-economic region
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