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. 2016 Jul 18;17:77. doi: 10.1186/s12875-016-0471-6

Table 3.

Nutrient intakea of inactive and physically active participants at Month 1

Physically inactiveb Physically activec p value*
(n = 75) (n = 17)
Total fat (% of total energy) 34.75 (5.80) 30.42 (6.83) <0.01
Saturated fat (% of total energy) 13.43 (3.36) 10.31 (3.25) <0.01
Monounsaturated fat (% of total energy) 11.08 (2.44) 9.88 (3.06) 0.15
Polyunsaturated fat (% of total energy) 5.04 (1.62) 4.88 (1.59) 0.72
Dietary fibre (gm/day) 13.25 (4.59) 16.30 (8.31) 0.04
Fruit and vegetable intake (portions/day) 2.60 (1.16) 3.37 (1.49) 0.02

aNutrient intake based on 4 day food diary;bGodin physical activity score <24;cGodin physical activity score ≥24

*p value for significant difference between groups (independent samples t-test)