Table 2.
Energy intake, macro and micronutrients of asymptomatic HD patients and controls.
| Asymptomatic (n = 18) | Controls (n = 37) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | p-Value | |
| Energy (kcal/day) | 3751 | 1894 | 2488 | 1917 | 0.028 * |
| Protein (% energy) | 18.8 | 3.1 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 0.184 |
| Fat (% energy) | 42.8 | 6.4 | 42.4 | 10.9 | 0.628 |
| CHO (% energy) | 39.0 | 8.2 | 36.6 | 8.5 | 0.900 |
| Starch (% energy) | 12.5 | 7.0 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 0.698 |
| Tot sug (% energy) | 16.1 | 5.8 | 15.6 | 8.3 | 0.885 |
| Sat fats (% energy) | 14.5 | 3.8 | 13.4 | 3.2 | 0.419 |
| MUFA (% energy) | 15.7 | 2.9 | 15.5 | 5.7 | 0.590 |
| PUFA (% energy) | 7.5 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 0.032 * |
| Trans fats (% energy) | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.332 |
| NSP (% energy) | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.156 |
| Alcohol (% energy) | 1.5 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 11.3 | 0.340 |
| Cholesterol (mg/1000 kcal) | 135.8 | 55.4 | 106.8 | 58.8 | 0.023 * |
| NSP (g/1000 kcal) | 6.4 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 0.156 |
| Fibre (g/1000 kcal) | 8.0 | 4.3 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 0.161 |
| Sodium (mg/1000 kcal) | 1028.6 | 290.2 | 915.9 | 344.0 | 0.044 * |
| Potassium (mg/1000 kcal) | 1219.2 | 450.2 | 1377.8 | 292.0 | 0.451 |
| Calcium (mg/1000 kcal) | 410.2 | 138.4 | 402.6 | 159.4 | 0.628 |
| Magnesium (mg/1000 kcal) | 132.8 | 32.3 | 141.4 | 33.7 | 0.928 |
| Phosphorus (mg/1000 kcal) | 615.8 | 141.9 | 619.8 | 158.3 | 0.578 |
| Iron (mg/1000 kcal) | 5.1 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.332 |
| Zinc (mg/1000 kcal) | 4.4 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.151 |
| Manganese (mg/1000 kcal) | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.900 |
| Selenium (ug/1000 kcal) | 19.7 | 6.8 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 0.023 * |
| Vit D (ug/1000 kcal) | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.281 |
| Vit E (mg/1000 kcal) | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.409 |
| Thiamin (mg/1000 kcal) | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.928 |
| Riboflavin (mg/1000 kcal) | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.389 |
| Vit B6 (mg/1000 kcal) | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.857 |
| Vit B12 (ug/1000 kcal) | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.052 |
| Trypto60 (mg/1000 kcal) | 6.8 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.007 * |
| Folate (ug/1000 kcal) | 68.2 | 30.6 | 79.5 | 33.0 | 0.131 |
| Pantothenic acid (ug/1000 kcal) | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.167 |
| Vit C (mg/1000 kcal) | 21.8 | 49.9 | 34.5 | 36.4 | 0.136 |
EA: Energy Adjusted. CHO: Carbohydrates. Tot sug: Total Sugar. Sat fats: Saturated fats. MUFA: Monounsaturated fatty acids. PUFA: Polyunsaturated fatty acids. NSP: Non-starch polysaccharides. Trypto60: Tryptophan. * Statistically significant p-values < 0.05.