Table 2.
Daily energy and nutritional intake of the participants
| Group I(n = 100) NAFLD patients |
Group II(n = 100) Healthy control |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy(kCal) | 2473 ± 602 | 1688± 408 | < 0.001 |
| Protein(g) | 79.3 ± 28.1 | 60.5 19.2 | < 0.001 |
| Fat(g) | 62.1 ± 27.8 | 43.3 ± 15.9 | < 0.001 |
| Carbohydrate(g) | 301.6 ± 2.5 | 255.8 ± 59.8 | < 0.001 |
| Calcium(mg) | 510.2± 199.7 | 496.5± 311.7 | 0.77 |
| Phosphorus(mg) | 901.4 ± 388 | 875.9 ± 366.1 | 0.81 |
| Iron(mg) | 13.6 ± 4.5 | 11.9 ± 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Sodium(mg) | 4077.4 ± 973.5 | 2911.3 ± 1005.7 | < 0.001 |
| Potasium(mg) | 2375.7 811.3 | 2135.5 801.5 | 0.01 |
| Zinc(mg) | 10.2 ± 3.1 | 9.5 ± 2.0 | 0.04 |
| Folic acid(µg) | 450.3± 177.9 | 431.6 ± 208.5 | 0.55 |
| B-Carotene (µg) | 3121.6 1022.6 | 3088.4 ± 1134.7 | 0.71 |
| Retinol (µg) | 153.7 ± 94.1 | 122.7 ± 85.3 | 0.44 |
| Thiamine(mg) | 1.3± 0.7 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 0.03 |
| Riboflavin(mg) | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 0.61 |
| Niacin(mg) | 19.0 ± 7.2 | 13.5 ± 4.8 | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin B6(mg) | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin C(mg) | 91.3 14.7 | 93.6 16.2 | 0.73 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 2.9 1.1 | 0.98 |
| Vitamin E(mg) | 17.9 ± 9.2 | 12.6 ± 6.2 | 0.002 |
| Fiber(g) | 17.3 2.5 | 16.1 ± 3.0 | 0.26 |
| Cholesterol(mg) | 446.2 ± 198.7 | 261.2 152.8 | < 0.001 |
| Total Fatty Acids(mg) | 40.2 ± 23.6 | 26.3 ± 7.9 | < 0.001 |
| Saturated Fatty Acids(mg) | 13.5 ± 5.8 | 10.1 ± 2.7 | 0.1 |
| Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids(mg) | 12.1 ± 4.9 | 6.3 ± 3.2 | 0.01 |
The data are expressed as the means ± standard deviations
Significant p values (< 0.05) are shown in bold