Table 1.
Energy intake, macro and micronutrients of cases vs. controls.
| Cases (n = 36) | Controls (n = 37) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | p-Value | |
| Energy (kcal/day) | 4592 | 3376 | 2488 | 1917 | 0.0002 * |
| Protein (% energy) | 17.3 | 3.7 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 0.675 |
| Fat (% energy) | 41.8 | 7.8 | 42.4 | 10.9 | 0.651 |
| CHO (% energy) | 39.0 | 6.7 | 36.6 | 8.5 | 0.426 |
| Starch (% energy) | 13.5 | 6.6 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 0.284 |
| Tot sug (% energy) | 15.2 | 8.0 | 15.6 | 8.3 | 0.487 |
| Sat fats (% energy) | 13.5 | 3.6 | 13.4 | 3.2 | 0.903 |
| MUFA (% energy) | 15.0 | 4.1 | 15.5 | 5.7 | 0.089 |
| PUFA (% energy) | 6.4 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 0.304 |
| Trans fats (% energy) | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.643 |
| NSP (% energy) | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.034 * |
| Alcohol (% energy) | 2.1 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 11.3 | 0.441 |
| Cholesterol (mg/1000 kcal) | 132.6 | 31.7 | 106.8 | 58.8 | 0.095 |
| NSP (g/1000 kcal) | 5.5 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 0.034 * |
| Fibre (g/1000 kcal) | 6.9 | 4.1 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 0.028 * |
| Sodium (mg/1000 kcal) | 990.9 | 269.3 | 915.9 | 344.0 | 0.142 |
| Potassium (mg/1000 kcal) | 1170.1 | 314.1 | 1377.8 | 292.0 | 0.053 |
| Calcium (mg/1000 kcal) | 372.1 | 134.4 | 402.6 | 159.4 | 0.274 |
| Magnesium (mg/1000 kcal) | 130.2 | 35.9 | 141.4 | 33.7 | 0.145 |
| Phosphorus (mg/1000 kcal) | 571.2 | 133.6 | 619.8 | 158.3 | 0.127 |
| Iron (mg/1000 kcal) | 5.2 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.185 |
| Zinc (mg/1000 kcal) | 4.2 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.956 |
| Selenium (ug/1000 kcal) | 18.8 | 7.1 | 16.8 | 6.4 | 0.125 |
| Vit D (ug/1000 kcal) | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.947 |
| Vit E (mg/1000 kcal) | 3.6 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.956 |
| Thiamin (mg/1000 kcal) | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.401 |
| Riboflavin (mg/1000 kcal) | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.508 |
| Vit B6 (mg/1000 kcal) | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.000 |
| Vit B12 (ug/1000 kcal) | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.216 |
| Trypto60 (mg/1000 kcal) | 6.2 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.182 |
| Folate (ug/1000 kcal) | 64.7 | 29.8 | 79.5 | 33.0 | 0.077 |
| Pantothenic acid (ug/1000 kcal) | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.920 |
| Vit C (mg/1000 kcal) | 27.1 | 30.1 | 34.5 | 36.4 | 0.145 |
EA: Energy Adjusted. CHO: Carbohydrates. Tot sug: Total Sugar. Sat fats: Saturated fats. MUFA: Monounsaturated fatty acids. PUFA: Polyunsaturated fatty acids. NSPs: Non-starch polysaccharides. Trypto60: Tryptophan. * Statistically significant p-values < 0.05.