Table 2.
Daily dietary intakes of total energy, nutrients and physical activities at 0, 12 and 24 weeks
| Placebo (n = 41) | Silymarin (n = 42) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical activities (MET-min/week) | |||
| 0 week | 4942.07 ± 6825.17 | 4743.57 ± 7079.22 | 0.915 |
| 12 weeks | 4802.94 ± 4963.32 | 3745.25 ± 4558.61 | 0.370 |
| 24 weeks | 4386.67 ± 4889.21 | 3998.12 ± 7604.25 | 0.814 |
| Total energy (kcal/day) | |||
| 0 week | 1701.37 [1328.08, 2306.14] | 1781.20 [1119.33, 2488.77] | 0.881 |
| 12 weeks | 1672.83 [1142.71, 2259.20] | 1420.22 [890.58, 2301.13] | 0.386 |
| 24 weeks | 1513.68 [1051.53, 2229.83] | 1721.25 [1247.00, 2434.10] | 0.215 |
| Protein (g/day) | |||
| 0 week | 82.15 ± 35.87 | 75.07 ± 30.25 | 0.343 |
| 12 weeks | 78.42 ± 37.27 | 65.47 ± 37.94 | 0.135 |
| 24 weeks | 72.53 ± 31.75 | 86.92 ± 44.33 | 0.124 |
| Fat (g/day) | |||
| 0 week | 49.77 [32.09, 76.72] | 47.61 [33.11, 69.29] | 0.740 |
| 12 weeks | 49.31 [26.95, 77.40] | 37.06 [29.05, 71.10] | 0.336 |
| 24 weeks | 47.44 [34.30, 70.12] | 53.92 [34.38, 82.92] | 0.408 |
| Carbohydrate (g/day) | |||
| 0 week | 237.62 [163.44, 321.74] | 229.18 [158.34, 375.92] | 0.996 |
| 12 weeks | 186.54 [153.93, 334.85] | 193.05 [131.08, 326.20] | 0.935 |
| 24 weeks | 198.22 [125.82, 316.18] | 222.45 [137.56, 358.68] | 0.277 |
| Dietary fibre (g/day) | |||
| 0 week | 7.18 [3.78, 13.64] | 6.63 [3.55, 11.97] | 0.456 |
| 12 weeks | 5.05 [2.70, 10.33] | 4.58 [2.46, 8.12] | 0.775 |
| 24 weeks | 4.55 [3.16, 6.09] | 4.80 [3.37, 7.93] | 0.573 |
| Cholesterol (mg/day) | |||
| 0 week | 335.97 [222.38, 547.44] | 313.03 [195.91, 437.15] | 0.416 |
| 12 weeks | 345.00 [158.93, 536.75] | 257.95 [161.21, 368.25] | 0.237 |
| 24 weeks | 338.00 [233.35, 595.58] | 354.17 [262.83, 517.75] | 0.655 |
| Vitamin A (μg retinol equivalent/day) | |||
| 0 week | 490.57 [359.22, 667.77] | 510.33 [269.59, 886.28] | 0.806 |
| 12 weeks | 458.50 [241.17, 807.93] | 517.26 [222.80, 766.22] | 0.984 |
| 24 weeks | 470.80 [194.38, 716.54] | 559.63 [277.30, 903.78] | 0.262 |
| Vitamin B1 (mg/day) | |||
| 0 week | 0.75 [0.50, 1.17] | 0.77 [0.45, 1.07] | 0.613 |
| 12 weeks | 0.71 [0.49, 1.01] | 0.55 [0.37, 1.07] | 0.250 |
| 24 weeks | 0.55 [0.42, 0.89] | 0.73 [0.45, 0.95] | 0.333 |
| Vitamin B2 (mg/day) | |||
| 0 week | 0.85 [0.61, 1.05] | 0.80 [0.48, 1.05] | 0.258 |
| 12 weeks | 0.73 [0.57, 1.10] | 0.69 [0.38, 0.96] | 0.151 |
| 24 weeks | 0.84 [0.57, 0.99] | 0.72 [0.53, 1.02] | 0.703 |
| Vitamin B3 (mg/day) | |||
| 0 week | 17.28 ± 8.47 | 15.20 ± 7.26 | 0.242 |
| 12 weeks | 16.37 ± 6.37 | 14.25 ± 8.14 | 0.209 |
| 24 weeks | 16.33 ± 8.61 | 18.88 ± 11.17 | 0.290 |
| Vitamin E (mg/day) | |||
| 0 week | 11.99 [7.07, 21.22] | 10.27 [5.49, 16.48] | 0.279 |
| 12 weeks | 10.86 [5.10, 16.16] | 8.38 [4.72, 11.91] | 0.221 |
| 24 weeks | 7.76 [4.60, 10.02] | 7.77 [4.19, 10.92] | 0.981 |
| Vitamin C (mg/day) | |||
| 0 week | 66.83 [35.00, 90.44] | 71.23 [28.73, 112.17] | 0.560 |
| 12 weeks | 51.00 [32.82, 97.95] | 63.42 [32.85, 101.14] | 0.733 |
| 24 weeks | 54.00 [35.67, 81.80] | 62.00 [23.83, 106.92] | 0.756 |
Data are presented as the mean ± SD or median (IQR), as appropriate. T tests were used to compare differences between the groups at different times