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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Hum Nutr Diet. 2010 Aug 27;23(6):590–600. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2010.01078.x

Table 2.

Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Characteristics of Breast Cancer Survivors Participating in the Green Tea Study (n=39)

Green Tea (n=23)
Placebo Tea (n=16)
Baseline 6 Months Δ P for
changea
Baseline 6 Months Δ P for
changea
P for
groupsb
Energyc (kJ/day) 7030.8±3050.9 5934.3±2251.5 −1096.5±2059 0.02 6315.2±2343.6 6352.8±2000.4 37.7±1933.5 0.95 0.11
Fatc (gms/day) 56.8±25.5 50.4±22.3 −6.4±12.6 0.02 47.1±19.1 46.6±19.3 −0.4±18.6 0.93 0.25
Proteinc (gms/day) 66.0±25.3 56.9±19.5 −9.1±16.6 0.02 67.7±23.5 67.6±21.2 −0.1±19.3 0.98 0.14
Carbohydratesc
(gms/day)
230.7±117.2 188.0±81.2 −42.7±87.7 0.03 208.6±98.5 205.9±86.7 −2.7±82.2 0.9 0.18
Caffeinec (mg) 133.3±114.6 97.2±87.4 −36.0±71.7 0.02 116.7±71.6 174.8±147.4c 50.0±126.2 0.16 0.03
Total Energy
Expenditurec (kJ/day)
8945±1434 8895±1530 −50±1142 0.95 8867±1282 8790±1095 −78±1280 0.95 0.95
a

from baseline to 6 months;

b

difference in change in dietary intake between tea groups;

c

dietary intake and total energy expenditure estimated with the Arizona Food Frequency Questionnaire and Arizona Activity Frequency Questionnaire, respectively