Table 3.
Calorie intake, macronutrients, and Mediterranean Diet Score 1 week before starting chemotherapy (T0), and 12 months after the end of chemotherapy (T6)
| Daily intake | T0 | T6 | Δ T6-T0 | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total energy (kcal) | 1751 (1683;1830) | 1406 (1363;1449) | −350 (−424;−277) | <0.0001 |
| Proteins (g) | 59.1 (56.7;61.5) | 48.9 (47.2;50.6) | −10.2 (−12.7;−7.7) | <0.0001 |
| Proteins (kcal) | 237 (227;246) | 196 (189;202) | −41 (−51;−31) | <0.0001 |
| Proteins energy percentage (%) | 13.7 (13.3;14.0) | 14.0 (13.7;14.4) | +0.3 (−0.1–0.8) | 0.049 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 204 (194;215) | 167 (160;174) | −37 (−48;−27) | <0.0001 |
| Carbohydrates (kcal) | 817 (776:859) | 669 (640;698) | −149 (−191;−106) | <0.0001 |
| CHO energy percentage (%) | 46.2 (45.1;47.4) | 47.3 (46.3–48.3) | +1.0 (−0.3;2.4) | 0.12 |
| Sugars energy percentage (%) | 15.1 (14.3;16.0) | 14.4 (13.7;15.1) | −0.7 (−1.7;0.2) | 0.09 |
| Fibers (g) | 19.8 (18.7;20.8) | 22.3 (21.6;23.1) | +2.6 (1.5;3.7) | <0.0001 |
| Fats (g) | 71.9 (68.6;75.3) | 58.3 (56.4;60.2) | −13.7 (−17.2;10.1) | <0.0001 |
| Fats (kcal) | 648 (617;678) | 525 (508;541) | −123 (−155;−91) | <0.0001 |
| Fast energy percentage (%) | 37.0 (36.0;38.0) | 37.7 (36.7;38.6) | +0.6 (−0.6;1.9) | 0.44 |
| Saturated fats energy percentage (%) | 11.2 (10.8;11.6) | 11.1 (10.7;11.5) | −0.1 (−0.5;0.3) | 0.89 |
| MDS (score 0–9) | 4.2 (4.0;4.5) | 4.8 (4.6;5.1) | +0.6 (0.3–0.8) | <0.0001 |
All measures are expressed as means of grams for food and ml for beverages per day, with the corresponding 95% confidence interval in brackets
kcal kilocalories, g grams, MDS Mediterranean Diet Score [19]
*Wilcoxon signed-rank test