Table 2. The participants’ dietary intake and physical activity before and after the intervention .
| Parameter | Groups | P * | |||||||||||
| A (n=32) | B (n=32) | C (n=32) | D (n=32) | ||||||||||
| Before | After | P # | Before | After | P # | Before | After | P # | Before | After | P # | ||
| SFAs (%) | 13 | 7 | .04 | 14 | 12.5 | .14 | 13 | 8 | .01 | 14 | 13 | .23 | .0001 |
| MUFAs (%) | 7.5 | 12.8 | .02 | 8 | 8.3 | .23 | 7.6 | 13 | .003 | 7.2 | 8.1 | .35 | .0001 |
| PUFAs (%) | 14.5 | 9.5 | .003 | 15 | 14 | .67 | 14 | 10 | .042 | 13.6 | 14 | .44 | .0001 |
| Cholesterol(mg/dL) | 238±11 | 162±19 | .0001 | 243±16 | 238±19 | .055 | 247±18 | 160±26 | .0001 | 236±14 | 231±19 | .07 | .0001 |
| Water soluble fiber intake (g/d) | 7±2.7 | 18±3.1 | .0001 | 7±2.2 | 7±1.8 | .286 | 8±3.0 | 18±4.0 | .0001 | 7±.2.6 | 7±2.4 | .44 | .0001 |
| Physical activity (MET/minute) | 368±73 | 518±84 | .0001 | 367±67 | 388±81 | .108 | 396±78 | 573±101 | .0001 | 368±72 | 388±89 | .11 | .0001 |
#Paired t test p-values calculated based on mg/d for SFAs, MUFAs, and PUFAs; *ANOVA P value after the intervention.
Group A, TLC diet; Group B, supplementation with Q10 plus L-carnitine; Group C, supplementation with Q10 plus L-carnitine and TLC diet; Group D, control. SFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFAs, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFAs, polyunsaturated fatty acids.