Table 4. Dietary intake of calorie, protein, Iron and Calcium by 24 hour recall method in both the study groups before and after the intervention (N = 86).
| Study population (N = 86) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary intake | Intervention group (n = 45) | Control group (n = 41) | t | p |
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||
| Before intervention | ||||
| Calorie (kcal) | 1686.6 ± 275.6 | 1731 ± 298.1 | 0.718 | 0.475 |
| Protein (gm) | 53.68 ± 20.24 | 47.18 ± 8.77 | 1.898 | 0.06 |
| Iron (mg) | 19 ± 7.02 | 19.05 ± 6.63 | -0.03 | 0.973 |
| Calcium (mg) | 366.2 ± 211.1 | 357.24 ± 258.7 | 0.177 | 0.860 |
| After intervention | ||||
| Calorie (kcal) | 1847.1 ± 261.7 | 1796.1±298.8 | 0.844 | 0.401 |
| Protein (gm) | 55.46 ±18.9 | 45.37±9.83 | 3.060 | 0.003 † |
| Iron (mg) | 21.58 ±7.25 | 19.96±6.59 | 1.078 | 0.283 |
| Calcium (mg) | 402.92 ± 204.8 | 345.76±236 | 1.201 | 0.232 |
†Highly Significant