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. 2025 Oct 30;15:38043. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-21862-1

Table 2.

Daily energy intake, macronutrients, fatty acids, cholesterol, micronutrients, and antioxidants before and after intervention.

Variable Placebo (n = 28) Nano-curcumin (n = 27) P value¥ P value* P value**
Baseline After 16 weeks Change P value Baseline After 16 weeks Change P value
Energy (kcal) 1507.56 ± 570.70 1533.70 ± 561.72 26.14 ± 435.31 0.753 1663.79 ± 649.63 1733.80 ± 698.24 56.38 ± 429.65 0.509 0.48 0.541 0.574
Carbohydrates (%) 57.81 ± 8.04 57.95 ± 7.54 0.14 ± 8.99 0.935 57.11 ± 7.21 55.86 ± 7.35 − 1.40 ± 9.47 0.455 0.73 0.309 0.149
Protein (%) 16.83 ± 3.79 16.24 ± 3.16 − 0.58 ± 4.40 0.490 16.90 ± 3.95 16.26 ± 4.10 − 0.51 ± 4.82 0.590 0.94 0.978 0.663
Fat (%) 28.93 ± 5.20 29.17 ± 5.60 0.24 ± 6.13 0.837 29.45 ± 5.56 31.01 ± 6.25 1.58 ± 8.02 0.323 0.72 0.266 0.160
Cholesterol (mg/d) 190.26 ± 70.58 193.49 ± 78.65 3.22 ± 65.37 0.796 212.95 ± 80.48 219.32 ± 74.06 5.39 ± 47.34 0.566 0.271 0.541 0.538
SFA (g/d) 15.13 ± 6.26 15.49 ± 6.47 0.36 ± 4.93 0.696 16.85 ± 7.09 17.90 ± 6.15 0.93 ± 4.79 0.331 0.344 0.326 0.346
MUFA (g/d) 9.27 ± 3.83 9.49 ± 3.96 0.22 ± 3.02 0.650 10.32 ± 4.34 10.97 ± 3.77 0.57 ± 2.93 0.340 0.354 0.434 0.333
PUFA- w6 (g/d) 6.86 ± 2.84 7.03 ± 2.93 0.16 ± 2.23 0.412 7.64 ± 3.21 8.12 ± 2.79 0.42 ± 2.17 0.319 0.482 0.356 0.397
PUFA- w3(g/d) 3.20 ± 1.32 3.28 ± 1.37 0.07 ± 1.04 0.368 3.56 ± 1.50 3.79 ± 1.30 0.19 ± 1.01 0.529 0.441 0.562 0.511
Vitamin E (mg/d) 19.52 ± 8.08 19.99 ± 8.35 0.47 ± 6.36 0.475 21.74 ± 9.15 23.10 ± 7.93 1.20 ± 6.18 0.223 0.398 0.382 0.345
Vitamin C (mg/d) 109.26 ± 44.43 110.59 ± 40.13 1.33 ± 33.71 0.835 118.78 ± 49.92 123.62 ± 59.07 3.59 ± 44.82 0.686 0.458 0.591 0.506
Zinc (mg/d) 12.35 ± 4.46 12.46 ± 5.44 0.11 ± 5.24 0.909 13.89 ± 5.63 13. 83 ± 5.90 − 0.08 ± 4.24 0.923 0.265 0.797 0.964
Selenium (μg/d) 74.12 ± 26.81 74.80 ± 33.66 0.68 ± 31.48 0.811 83.37 ± 33.78 83.02 ± 35.41 − 0.48 ± 25.46 0.823 0.165 0.597 0.564
Beta-carotene (μg/d) 1809.07 ± 684.84 1840.44 ± 674.07 31.36 ± 522.37 0.753 1996.55 ± 779.56 2080.57 ± 837.89 67.66 ± 515.58 0.509 0.347 0.541 0.574
Lycopene (μg/d) 2110.58 ± 798.99 2147.18 ± 786.41 36.59 ± 609.43 0.653 2329.31 ± 909.48 2427.33 ± 977.54 78.94 ± 601.51 0.411 0.255 0.430 0.460

¥The Independent Samples t-test was used to compare baseline values between the two groups.

*Generalized Linear Models: Adjusted comparisons based on baseline values of the assessed parameter.

**Generalized Linear Models: Adjusted comparisons based on baseline values of the assessed parameter, age, sex, diabetes status, calorie intake changes, and body mass index changes.

Paired t-test.