Table 4.

Macronutrients intake at baseline and during the study¹

	PMR + I	PMR	INU	CON
N	21	26	27	28
Energy, kJ
Baseline	8,431.5 ± 2,631.0	7,865.9 ± 3,060.4	7,327.5 ± 2,233.1	7,574.6 ± 2,041.8
Final	4,624.0 ± 1,454.9	4,688.4 ± 1,487.1	5,198.8 ± 1,986.1	4,607.7 ± 1,221.6
Adjusted change2	−3,807.5 ± 2,468.7	−3,177.5 ± 3,180.0	−2,128.8 ± 2,987.5	−2,966.9 ± 2,248.4
Carbohydrates, g
Baseline	242.1 ± 75.6	247.4 ± 99.6	241.9 ± 75.4	216.0 ± 82.9
Final	144.9 ± 62.73	143.9 ± 52.93	138.9 ± 34.83	161.6 ± 75.43
Adjusted change2	−92.3 ± 57.3	−94.1 ± 57.4	−98.3 ± 57.3	−71.5 ± 57.7
Protein, g
Baseline	80.2 ± 32.6	69.6 ± 28.3	65.4 ± 24.2	71.5 ± 16.9
Final	64.0 ± 14.23	59.0 ± 11.3	64.9 ± 17.8	58.1 ± 19.53
Adjusted change2	−7.9 ± 16.4	−12.1 ± 16.2	−5.9 ± 16.3	−13.1 ± 16.2
Total fat, g
Baseline	85.0 ± 39.8	72.6 ± 36.2	67.7 ± 24.8	67.8 ± 25.6
Final	27.9 ± 12.13	31.4 ± 25.53	34.1 ± 19.13	42.3 ± 19.53
Adjusted change2	−45.6 ± 20.2 a	−41.1 ± 19.9 a	−38.0 ± 19.9	−29.8 ± 19.9 b
Cholesterol, mg
Baseline	264.4 ± 157.7	227.2 ± 116.4	200.3 ± 110.3	238.8 ± 101.5
Final	124.8 ± 112.43	92.1 ± 38.33	130.1 ± 66.13	198.6 ± 172.3
Adjusted change2	−112.0 ± 110.3 a	−138.2 ± 109.4 a	−95.4 ± 110.3 b	−33.7 ± 109.4 b
Total fiber, g
Baseline	13.9 ± 5.1	14.9 ± 9.5	13.6 ± 10.4	14.6 ± 7.1
Final	17.5 ± 6.13	9.1 ± 4.03	20.83 ± 6.33	13.4 ± 5.1
Adjusted change2	3.5 ± 7.3 a	−4.9 ± 7.4b	6.97 ± 7.5a	−0.75 ± 7.5 b

¹ Values are means ± Standard error.

² Estimated mean adjusted for baseline value.

³ Change is different within treatment in pared T-Test, p < 0.05.

^{a, b} Different letters represent significant differences between treatments p < 0.05.

PMR = Partial meal replacement, INU = Inulin, CON = Control group.