Table 2.
Daily energy and nutrient intakes of participants at baseline and end of intervention (n = 52).
| Variables | Baseline | P-valuea | At 10 weeks | P-valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based protein diet (n = 27) | Animal-based protein diet (n = 25) | Plant-based protein diet (n = 27) | Animal-based protein diet (n = 25) | |||
| Energy (kcal) | 2495.72 ± 850.23 | 2525.06 ± 514.06 | 0.88 | 1947.06 ± 342.70 | 1788.70 ± 304.10 | 0.08 |
| Carbohydrate (% E) | 60.15 ± 7.97 | 63.89 ± 6.95 | 0.08 | 53.79 ± 4.86 | 52.26 ± 6.15 | 0.32 |
| Protein (% E) | 13.90 ± 2.27 | 13.73 ± 2.56 | 0.80 | 20.30 ± 2.91 | 19.71 ± 3.21 | 0.48 |
| Fat (% E) | 27.80 ± 5.94 | 24.67 ± 5.41 | 0.06 | 27.71 ± 3.49 | 29.94 ± 5.45 | 0.09 |
| Carbohydrate (gr) | 369.39 ± 113.11 | 405.04 ± 99.86 | 0.24 | 262.37 ± 53.84 | 236.76 ± 61.43 | 0.12 |
| Protein (gr) | 86.25 ± 30.74 | 86.00 ± 21.33 | 0.97 | 98.03 ± 16.99 | 88.55 ± 23.33 | 0.10 |
| Fat (gr) | 81.52 ± 41.86 | 68.89 ± 19.07 | 0.17 | 59.21 ± 8.28 | 58.31 ± 7.82 | 0.69 |
| Dietary fiber (gr) | 25.17 ± 11.04 | 26.20 ± 11.17 | 0.74 | 20.96 ± 6.23 | 12.74 ± 3.40 | <0.001 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 327.23 ± 183.69 | 302.96 ± 119.13 | 0.58 | 110.79 ± 55.37 | 290.98 ± 122.80 | <0.001 |
| Saturated fatty acids (% E) | 9.46 ± 3.50 | 8.07 ± 2.31 | 0.10 | 5.28 ± 0.76 | 7.80 ± 1.81 | <0.001 |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids (% E) | 8.70 ± 2.56 | 7.47 ± 1.64 | 0.04 | 7.31 ± 1.26 | 9.11 ± 1.81 | <0.001 |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids (% E) | 6.51 ± 2.63 | 5.70 ± 2.79 | 0.28 | 10.61 ± 2.26 | 9.99 ± 2.57 | 0.35 |
| Saturated fatty acids (gr) | 27.02 ± 16.48 | 22.18 ± 5.92 | 0.16 | 11.30 ± 1.82 | 15.21 ± 3.00 | <0.001 |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids (gr) | 25.21 ± 14.22 | 20.92 ± 6.08 | 0.16 | 15.55 ± 2.40 | 17.80 ± 3.13 | 0.01 |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acid (gr) | 18.97 ± 12.66 | 16.31 ± 10.04 | 0.41 | 22.67 ± 4.69 | 19.36 ± 4.00 | 0.01 |
| Plant-based protein (% Total protein) | 42.22 ± 10.39 | 46.10 ± 9.88 | 0.17 | 79.55 ± 8.53 | 31.85 ± 7.83 | <0.001 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 304.68 ± 95.84 | 320.92 ± 113.40 | 0.58 | 375.55 ± 81.80 | 324.87 ± 93.65 | 0.04 |
| Calcium (mg) | 1052.50 ± 400.35 | 966.17 ± 397.80 | 0.44 | 723.16 ± 242.32 | 1004.47 ± 431.50 | 0.01 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 2.14 ± 0.69 | 2.37 ± 0.67 | 0.23 | 1.58 ± 0.35 | 1.27 ± 0.30 | 0.01 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 2.23 ± 0.80 | 2.09 ± 0.68 | 0.51 | 1.47 ± 0.36 | 2.01 ± 0.67 | 0.01 |
| Niacin (mg) | 23.56 ± 8.71 | 25.00 ± 5.99 | 0.49 | 17.81 ± 4.47 | 19.54 ± 5.55 | 0.24 |
aResulted from independent-samples t-test.
Reported values are means ± SD.