Table 2.

Comparison of mean energy intake and macronutrients in the study patients before and after intervention.

Variables	Ginger group (n = 20)	Placebo group (n = 21)	Mean difference (CI 95%)	p value
Energy (Kcal/d)
Baseline	1628.95 ± 292.04	1646.77 ± 242.23	−17.82 (−181.23, 145.60)	0.827†
Endpoint	1650.55 ± 276.88	1644.02 ± 232.52	10.12 (−55.69, 75.94)	0.757††
Mean difference (CI 95%)	24.00 (−36.24, 84.24)	13.28 (−26.82, 53.38)
p value∗	0.415	0.498
Carbohydrates (g/d)
Baseline	216.77 ± 41.20	219.30 ± 37.88	−2.52 (−26.60, 21.56)	0.834†
Endpoint	220.75 ± 39.04	219.92 ± 36.32	2.91 (−11.10, 16.92)	0.676††
Mean difference (CI 95%)	3.97 (−6.74, 14.69)	0.22 (−9.93, 10.36)
p value∗	0.449	0.965
Protein (g/d)
Baseline	52.42 ± 11.11	54.73 ± 9.11	−2.31 (−8.66, 4.04)	0.467†
Endpoint	52.78 ± 10.23	54.18 ± 7.65	−0.66 (−4.79, 3.47)	0.748††
Mean difference (CI 95%)	0.25 (−3.21, 3.71)	0.44 (−3.07, 3.95)
p value∗	0.881	0.796
Fat (g/d)
Baseline	63.17 ± 12.17	63.07 ± 12.26	0.09 (−6.78, 6.94)	0.979†
Endpoint	64.41 ± 12.13	63.94 ± 10.49	0.15 (−4.02, 4.33)	0.941††
Mean difference (CI 95%)	1.18 (−1.88, 4.24)	1.11 (−2.21, 4.43)
p value∗	0.429	0.495

Values are reported as mean ± SD. ^∗Paired samples t-test, ^†independent samples T-test, ^††ANCOVA adjusted for baseline values.