. 2023 Jul 27;14:98. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_308_21

Table 2.

Daily energy and macronutrient intake, and physical activity of participants, before and after the treatment period

Variables	Intervention (40)	Control (n=40)	P*
Energy intake (kcal/day)
Baseline	1904±506	2075±517	0.13
8^thweek	1849±520	2040±498	0.09
P**	0.32	0.58
Total carbohydrates (g/day)
Baseline	241.56±71	270.03±82	0.10
8^th week	232.31±66	257.66±78	0.12
P**	0.39	0.63
Protein (g/day)
Baseline	71.11±27	76.07±19	0.35
8^th week	72.10±29	76.61±22	0.44
P**	0.78	0.89
Total-fat (g/day)
Baseline	66.56±25	69.84±21	0.53
8^th week	63.47±22	66.46±20	0.53
P**	0.26	0.29
MUFA (g/day)
Baseline	21.79±8.26	23.17±7.83	0.64
8^th week	22.32±8.54	23.66±8.28	0.28
P**	0.59	0.68
PUFA (g/day)
Baseline	14.71±6.92	15.75±6.08	0.64
8^th week	13.49±6.01	15.39±5.82	0.07
P**	0.12	0.70
Dietary fiber (g/day)
Baseline	26.55±13.39	27.78±12.04	0.66
8^th week	23.57±12.46	28.03±13.54	0.08
P**	0.16	0.78
Vitamin E (mg/day)
Baseline	13.60±6.77	13.61±6.60	0.99
8^th week	12.12±6.38	14.01±6.62	0.20
P**	0.15	0.71
Vitamin C (mg/day)
Baseline	115.86±88.29	116.95±74.94	0.95
8^th week	114.56±64.75	130.01±74.51	0.30
P**	0.27	0.93
Beta-carotene (µg/day)
Baseline	3967±3622	3882±4747	0.81
8^th week	4188±6800	3528±2146	0.03
P**	0.84	0.10
Physical activity (met/h/week)
Baseline	20.25±2.7	21.41±3.5	0.10
8^th week	22.68±2.8	23.52±3.1	0.20
P**	0.12	0.31

Data are presented as Mean±SD. *Independent t-test. **Paired sample Student’s t-test.