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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Behav Immun. 2011 Jul 19;25(8):1725–1734. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2011.07.229

Table 3.

Self-reported diet (Food Frequency Questionnaire), physical activity, and sleep1

Baseline
(week 1)
Change
Visits 1–6
P for
change2
P for comparison of
changes3
Calories (g)
 Placebo 2297 ± 144 −266 ± 100 0.01 0.61
 Supplement 2114 ± 145 −193 ± 98 0.05
Fiber (g)
 Placebo 24 ± 1.9 −1.9 ± 1.1 0.10 0.51
 Supplement 24 ± 1.9 −0.8 ± 1.1 0.47
Fat (g)
 Placebo 79 ± 6.3 −7.2 ± 4.2 0.09 0.86
 Supplement 72 ± 6.4 −6.2 ± 4.1 0.14
Protein (g)
 Placebo 102 ± 6.2 −11 ± 5.0 0.04 0.99
 Supplement 91 ± 6.3 −11 ± 4.9 0.04
SFA (g)
 Placebo 27 ± 2.3 −2.8 ± 1.5 0.07 0.70
 Supplement 24 ± 2.3 −2.0 ± 1.5 0.20
MUFA (g)
 Placebo 30 ± 2.5 −2.6 ± 1.7 0.12 0.73
 Supplement 27 ± 2.5 −1.8 ± 1.6 0.27
PUFA (g)
 Placebo 15 ± 1.2 −1.2 ± 0.9 0.17 0.79
 Supplement 14 ± 1.2 −1.6 ± 0.9 0.08
Omega-3 FA (g)
 Placebo 1.5 ± 0.12 −0.1 ± 0.1 0.15 0.59
 Supplement 1.4 ± 0.12 −0.2 ± 0.1 0.03
Linoleic acid (g)
 Placebo 14 ± 1.1 −1.1 ± 0.8 0.20 0.82
 Supplement 12 ± 1.1 −1.3 ± 0.8 0.10
Hours of Exercise per Week
 Placebo 4.5 ± 0.5 −2.2 ± 0.6 0.001 0.35
 Supplement 3.3 ± 0.5 −1.3 ± 0.6 0.04
Sleep score (PSQ)
 Placebo 3.8 ± 0.3 0.1 ± 0.3 0.62 0.79
 Supplement 4.0 ± 0.3 0.3 ± 0.3 0.39
Weight (lb)
 Placebo 162 ± 5.8 −0.8 ± 0.8 0.35 0.60
 Supplement 152 ± 5.8 −0.1 ± 0.8 0.86
1

All values are means +/− SEMs from mixed effects models. Tests are for orthogonal contrasts in the models. Fatty acids are from self-reported diet only as measured by the FFQ, and do not reflect plasma or PBMC changes.

2

Within-group tests

3

Between-group tests