Table 3.
Characteristics of the population during treatment depending of the time of the main meal
| Time of the main meal
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| Before 3:00PM | After 3:00PM | ||||
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| n=202 | n=200 | ||||
| During treatment | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P |
| Total Energy Intake (kcal/day) | 1426 | 329 | 1388 | 245 | 0.191 |
| Fats (g) | 52.8 | 18.1 | 50.7 | 13.0 | 0.201 |
| Carbohydrates(g) | 170.9 | 40.1 | 167.1 | 33.5 | 0.315 |
| Proteins (g) | 66.7 | 14.7 | 65.2 | 10.5 | 0.245 |
| Fats (%) | 33.0 | 5.6 | 32.7 | 4.6 | 0.669 |
| Carbohydrates (% ) | 48.2 | 5.6 | 48.2 | 4.9 | 0.911 |
| Proteins (%) | 18.9 | 2.3 | 19.0 | 2.2 | 0.755 |
| Distribution of energy (day)* | |||||
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| Breakfast (%) | 15.91 | 9.03 | 14.01 | 7.93 | 0.031 |
| Late breakfast (%) | 4.85 | 6.31 | 5.17 | 6.30 | 0.694 |
| Breakfast (both) (%) | 20.85 | 9.60 | 19.18 | 10.55 | 0.082 |
| Lunch (%) | 40.06 | 14.18 | 39.12 | 10.31 | 0.692 |
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| Afternoon (%) | 4.49 | 5.52 | 5.30 | 6.58 | 0.343 |
| Dinner (%) | 31.98 | 12.39 | 32.64 | 14.03 | 0.461 |
| Lunch dietary composition | |||||
| Lunch Energy Intake (kcal/day) | 572 | 198 | 548 | 153 | 0.179 |
| Lunch fats (g) | 23.1 | 12.5 | 21.4 | 8.2 | 0.128 |
| Lunch Proteins (g) | 27.6 | 8.6 | 25.7 | 6.8 | 0.018 |
| Lunch Carbohydrates (g) | 64.1 | 21.0 | 63.5 | 20.8 | 0.784 |
| Lunch Fats (%) | 14.5 | 5.9 | 13.9 | 4.5 | 0.264 |
| Lunch Carbohydrates (%) | 18.1 | 4.5 | 18.3 | 5.2 | 0.678 |
| Lunch Proteins (%) | 7.8 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 0.058 |
% of total daily energy intake
*
In addition to these main meals, approximately 3–4% of the daily caloric intake was consumed as untimed snacks.