Table 4.
Gender based comparison of mean (±SD) of energy intake, percentage of macronutrients contribution to energy and micronutrients intake between case and control groups
| Energy and nutrients intake |
Case (n = 44) |
Control (n = 44) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Male (n = 15) |
Female (n = 29) |
Male (n = 15) |
Female (n = 29) |
|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Energy (Kcal) |
2056 ± 210 |
1812 ± 331 * |
2011 ± 224 |
1590 ± 148 |
| Percentage of macronutrients contribution to energy Carbohydrate (%) |
50.5 ± 3.6 |
51.8 ± 6.6 |
51.7 ± 4.7 |
53.1 ± 4.3 |
| Fat (%) |
33.3 ± 4.1 |
33.3 ± 5.5 |
33.7 ± 4.0 |
31.9 ± 3.9 |
| Protein (%) |
16.2 ± 3.5 |
14.9 ± 3.0 |
15.1 ± 2.2 |
15.0 ± 1.7 |
| Micronutrients Vitamin A (RE) |
1259.7 ± 432.4 |
1514.6 ± 503.4 |
1462.4 ± 515.8 |
1398.3 ± 470.1 |
| Vitamin E (mg) |
5.9 ± 2.6 |
5.7 ± 3.5 |
5.6 ± 2.3 |
4.1 ± 1.9 |
| Fiber (g) |
7.6 ± 4.0 |
6.2 ± 3.2 |
7.4 ± 3.9 |
5.3 ± 1.8 |
| Zinc (mg) |
6.7 ± 2.3 |
4.7 ± 2.2 |
6.3 ± 3.2 |
4.8 ± 1.8 |
| Selenium (μg) | 49.6 ± 34.8 | 30.7 ± 12.7 | 27.7 ± 9.9 | 35.8 ± 17.2 |
*Significant difference using Independent t-test (p < 0.05).